# Governing by Debt

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- Book: [Governing by Debt](https://www.bookquiver.com/maurizio-lazzarato/governing-by-debt) ([Governing by Debt.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/maurizio-lazzarato/governing-by-debt.md))
- Authors: [Maurizio Lazzarato](https://www.bookquiver.com/maurizio-lazzarato), [Joshua David Jordan](https://www.bookquiver.com/joshua-david-jordan)
- Publisher: semiotext_e
- ISBN: 978-15-8435-163-4
- Pages: 280
- Published: 2015-01-23
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

An argument that under capitalism, debt has become infinite and unpayable, expressing a political relation of subjection and enslavement. Experts, pundits, and politicians agree: public debt is hindering...