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Commodifying War: The Political Economy of Disaster Capitalism in Ukraine and Beyond
As the war is ongoing in Ukraine decisions are already being made on the reconstruction and recovery process. The approach used is firmly rooted in the neoliberal assumption that the foundation for peace and development, both within and between states, is market democracy and that the solution lies in “leveraging private capital”. But this is…