Frank Lawton

The end of capitalism has been just around the corner for centuries

Prophets of doom have long predicted it. But there are good reasons why it never happens, says Francesco Boldizzoni

Rosa Luxemburg believed that capitalism would collapse under ‘the weight of its contradictions’ (© isadora/bridgeman images)
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  • Foretelling the End of Capitalism: Intellectual Misadventures Since Marx

    Francesco Boldizzoni

    Harvard University Press, pp. 336, £28

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