{"product_id":"extractive-capitalism-by-laleh-khalili","title":"Extractive Capitalism by Laleh Khalili","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"main-content\" role=\"main\" class=\"lrb-content-container\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container-fluid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row book-all-details\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-6 book-notes\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-blurb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ezrichtext-field\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePart of a new series of titles published by Profile Books in partnership with the LRB.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether it's pumping oil, mining resources or shipping commodities across oceans, the global economy runs on extraction. Promises of frictionless trade and lucrative speculation are the hallmarks of our era, but the backbone of globalisation is still low-cost labour and rapacious corporate control. Extractive capitalism is what made - and is still making - our unequal world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Laleh Khalili reflects on the hidden stories behind late capitalism, from seafarers abandoned on debt-ridden container ships to the nefarious reach of consultancy firms and the cronyism that drives record-breaking profits. Piercing, wry and constantly revealing, \u003cem\u003eExtractive Capitalism\u003c\/em\u003e brings vividly to light the dark truths behind the world's most voracious industries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lrbstore.co.uk\/products\/crossing-the-wine-dark-sea\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrossing the Wine-Dark Sea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Emily Wilson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lrbstore.co.uk\/products\/extractive-capitalism-by-laleh-khalili-copy\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTehran Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e by Raha Nik-Andish\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The LRB Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58424363942269,"sku":"LRB365","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/0667\/8342\/files\/LRB-store_L-Khalili-Extractive-Cap.jpg?v=1785868441","url":"https:\/\/www.lrbstore.co.uk\/products\/extractive-capitalism-by-laleh-khalili","provider":"The LRB Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}