“The Enigma of Capital and the Crises of
Capitalism” is the title of a book by David Harvey. This book explains the
intricate nature of capital in relation to what has brought our economy down to
the present situation. Chapters of the book are divided into phases of
capitalism starting with a brief anatomy of the events of 2006 (disruption)
with a series of charts and graphs. It reflects different aspects of the
economy from wages and salaries to home ownership to debt bubble, for different
time ranges and for several countries in comparison with the US. It continues
to explain how the capital is assembled, how it goes to work and to market, and
how it evolves. Then, it describes the geography of capitalism and how it destructs
the environment, and finally it ends with “what is to be done and who is going
to do it”.