Ward, Callum

The annihilation of time by space in the COVID-19 pandemic downturn/ - sage 2020 - vol 10, issue 2, 2020 : (191–194 p.,).

A defining feature of capitalism has been its ‘annihilation of space by time’ in the constant reduction of geographical barriers to rapid exchange. Overviewing how the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown has triggered a financial crisis staunched only by massive government bailouts, this commentary points to a need to orient analysis to the annihilation of time by space.