{"title":"Chris Harman","description":"\u003cp\u003eChris Harman's works provide a rigorous examination of global political and economic systems, offering insightful critiques of capitalism and its transformations. His writing delves deeply into revolutionary history and contemporary social movements, combining scholarly analysis with a passionate commitment to radical change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thought-provoking studies that explore the dynamics of state power and class struggle, with books that engage both historical events and current affairs. 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Then the credit crunch of August 2007 turned into the great crash of September-October 2008, leading one apologist for the system, Willem Buiter, to write of \"the end of capitalism as we knew it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the crisis unfolded, the world witnessed the way in which the runaway speculation of the \"shadow\" banking system wreaked havoc on world markets, leaving real human devastation in its wake. Faced with the financial crisis, some economic commentators began to talk of \"zombie banks\"—financial institutions that were in an \"undead state\" and incapable of fulfilling any positive function but a threat to everything else. 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