A Quote by David Harvey

We're supposed to live under capitalism, and capitalism is supposed to be competitive so you would expect that capitalists and entrepreneurs would like competition. Well, it turns out that capitalists do everything they can to avoid competition.

David Harvey

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David Harvey
British - Scientist
Born: October 31, 1935

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