Capitalism

The end of the nation-state

by Chris Wright

Some short reflections on globalization

Review - John Holloway, Crack Capitalism (London, 2010)

by Uday Chandra

Nationalism in times of globalization: A study in the dynamics of 'globalism'

by Miguelángel Verde Garrido

Published in: LÓGOI: Revista de Filosofía. (January-June 2008). (n. 13). (pp. 101-120). Caracas: Escuela de Filosofía/Universidad Católica Andrés Bello.
ISSN 1316-693X

Prime Minister Koizumi's visits to Yasukuni-jinja; the deployment of Japanese Self-Defense Forces to Iraq; Prime... more Prime Minister Koizumi's visits to Yasukuni-jinja; the deployment of Japanese Self-Defense Forces to Iraq; Prime Minister Abe's claim that the coercion of "comfort women” remains to be proven …
In recent years, China, Korea and other countries have expressed outrage towards controversial Japanese government decisions and public statements. Added to proposals of constitutional revision, bills regarding Self-Defense Forces and the content of education, the specter of Japan's ultranationalist past seems to hinder its integration and ability to overcome differences within the Asian-Pacific region. However, carefully considered, these matters may not be as interrelated as they appear. Some actions respond to domestic nationalistic discourse, but others are a reaction to the changes in global geopolitics and attempts at international cooperation. In times of globalization, all countries try to accommodate to “globalism” - the often-contradictory ideology that underlies globalization - in order to secure and maintain their own national identity. This paper, using Japan as a case study, offers an explanation regarding how “globalism” can lead to nationalism. It also questions whether the greatest threat to democracy is not civil society’s tendency to inaction; and, if action is sufficient to thwart radicalization of nationalism.

"SAMO as an Escape Clause": Jean-Michel Basquiat's Engagement with a Commodified American Africanism

by Laurie Rodrigues

_Journals of American Studies_, Cambridge University Press 2011

2009 “Transnational Capitalist Class in the Global Financial Crisis: A Discussion with Leslie Sklair,” Globalizations. Vol. 6, No. 4. P. 499-507.

by Jeb Sprague

In an interview, Leslie Sklair, author of The Transnational Capitalist Class (2001) and Professor Emeritus in... more In an interview, Leslie Sklair, author of The Transnational Capitalist Class (2001) and Professor Emeritus in Sociology at the London School of Economics, discusses his thoughts on today’s global financial crisis, its connections to a globally dominant social class—the transnational capitalist class—as well as his views on the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, and clarifications on his theoretical approach.

The Privatization of Creativity: The Ruse of "Creative Capitalism"

by Max Haiven

Published with Dissident Voice

Interpreting Emerging Finance Capitalism in Turkey

by Thomas Marois

Centre for Policy Analysis and Research on Turkey, ResearchTurkey, London, UK

Turkey has been touted as one of the great ‘emerging market’ success stories. As the advanced capitalisms like the US... more Turkey has been touted as one of the great ‘emerging market’ success stories. As the advanced capitalisms like the US and UK sunk into the Great Recession, Turkey pulled out of crisis earning the moniker of a key ‘growth market’ in 2011 by Jim O’Neill, the chair of Goldman Sachs Asset Management who originated the term ‘BRIC’. Over the last decade Turkey’s GDP per capita has skyrocketed from about $8500 to about $14 000 as annual growth stayed in the range of 6-8 per cent. Yet such broad indicators often obscure underlying and growing inequality of income and power among social classes. The OECD ranks Turkey dead last in its social justice indicator. Inequality has increased faster in Turkey than in almost all other OECD member states. Turkey also has the lowest employment rate among member states at 44.3 per cent. While GDP growth appears rosy the average Turk made 21 per cent less on average in 2009 than in 2005.[1] By contrast the banks in Turkey have made record profits year after year, averaging more than double that in most other OECD countries. The balance of power between labour and capital has never been more imbalanced in favour of finance.

Il «residuo produttivo» della secolarizzazione: l’uomo, il denaro e il sacro. Considerazioni a partire da Charles Taylor

by Giacomo Pezzano

Published in “Lessico di Etica pubblica”, II, 1, 2011, pp. 19-41

"Economical imaginary" is one of the three key cultural forms of the modern social imaginary: we need to... more "Economical imaginary" is one of the three key cultural forms of the modern social imaginary: we need to overcome it and open the space for the complete realization of the human being

A Comparative Study of the Major Economic Systems in the aftermath of the Great Recession

by Salman Ahmed Shaikh

This paper compares the fundamental postulates of major economic systems i.e. Capitalism, Socialism, Mixed economy (a... more This paper compares the fundamental postulates of major economic systems i.e. Capitalism, Socialism, Mixed economy (a hybrid of Capitalism and Socialism) and the Islamic economic system. It identifies through a review of theoretical economics the structural problems that lie in the current economic order. Poverty and Inequality have increased in last two decades and the millennium development goals are still far from achieved. The research identifies that lack of an ethical foundation, unbridled pursuit of self interest in production as well as in consumption, interest based financial ad monetary system are the major problematic issues in Capitalism against which mixed economy has also shown limited effectiveness. Socialism promises to create heaven on earth, but takes fundamental human rights and profit motive away and in the extreme case give way for an autocratic or totalitarian regime. Islamic economic system in its true sense is not present in any country. It is a blend of natural features present in Capitalism i.e. right to private property, private pursuit of economic interest, use of market forces etc used along with some distinct features derived through Islamic economic teachings i.e. interest free economy, moral check on unbridled self-pursuit and provision of socio-economic justice to achieve the goals of Socialism as far as is naturally possible without denying individual freedom and profit motive.

2012, « The Historicity of the Neoliberal State », in Social Anthropology, volume 20, n° 1, pp. 80-94

by Mathieu Hilgers

Debate with Loic Wacquant “Three Steps to a Historical Anthropology of Actually Existing Neoliberalism." Social Anthropology, 20, 1, with responses in the next issue: Jamie Peck, Nick Theodore, and Neil Brenner, Stephen Collier, Daniel Goldstein, Johanna Bockman, Don Kalb...

2011 The three anthropological approaches to neoliberalism, in International Social Science Journal, Vol 61 (202) : 351–364.

by Mathieu Hilgers

International Social Science Journal, Volume 61, Issue 202, 2011: 351–364.

For around fifteen years now, anthropology has been engaged in the study of neoliberalism. What contribution does the... more For around fifteen years now, anthropology has been engaged in the study of neoliberalism. What contribution does the discipline have to make to a debate largely monopolized by economics and political science? To answer this question, the present article returns to the major texts and highlights the three perspectives from which anthropology has approached neoliberal expansion: culturalist, systemic and the approach based on governmentality. Each has its own epistemological presuppositions and a specific conception of anthropology, globalization and neoliberalism. The article highlights the relevance and limitations of these approaches.

Liberalism and the Politics of Occupy Wall Street

by Jason Hickel

2012. Anthropology Of This Century (4)

Economies of Racism: Grounding Education Policy Research in the Complex Dialectic of Race, Class, and Capital

by Noah De Lissovoy

Co-authored with Anthony Brown; published in the Journal of Education Policy

The Shop. The Logic of Trade

by Matej T. Vatovec

Boni patres familias. Towards a Critique of Political Ecology

by Matej T. Vatovec

Verso la sacra dittatura del Capitale

by Stefano Ulliana

Diamonds aren't for Ever

by Nathan Marcus

A Book Review of David De Vries: Diamonds and War: State, Capital, and Labor in British-Ruled Palestine (European Review of History: Revue europeenne d'histoire, Volume 19, Issue 2, 2012).

Why Elster’s Methodological Individualist Critique of Marx Fails

by Timothy F. Stolz Jr

Illegal evictions? Overwriting possession and orality with law’s violence in Cambodia

by Simon Springer

Springer, S. Forthcoming. Illegal evictions? Overwriting possession and orality with law’s violence in Cambodia. Journal of Agrarian Change.

The unfolding of a juridico-cadastral system in present-day Cambodia is at odds with local understandings of... more The unfolding of a juridico-cadastral system in present-day Cambodia is at odds with local understandings of landholding, which are entrenched in notions of community consensus and existing occupation. The discrepancy between such orally recognized antecedents and the written word of law have been at the heart of the recent wave of dispossessions that have swept across the country. Contra the standard critique that corruption has set the tone, this paper argues that evictions in Cambodia are often literally underwritten by the articles of law. Whereas ‘possession’ is a well-understood and accepted concept in Cambodia, a cultural basis rooted in what James C. Scott refers to as ‘orality’, coupled with a long history of subsistence agriculture, semi-nomadic lifestyles, barter economies, and–until recently–widespread land availability have all ensured that notions of ‘property’ are vague among the country’s majority rural poor. In drawing a firm distinction between possessions and property, where the former is premised upon actual use and the latter is embedded in exploitation, this article examines how proprietorship is inextricably bound to the violence of law.

Benvenuti in tempi interessanti di Slavoj Žižek. La rivoluzione è possibile nel regno dell’uomo-massa?

by Pietro Piro

Recensione critica a S. Žižek, Benvenuti in tempi interessanti, Ponte alle Grazie, Milano 2012.

E' vero che per soppiantare efficacemente il capitale, ciò di cui abbiamo bisogno è l'opera graduale, lunga e faticosa... more E' vero che per soppiantare efficacemente il capitale, ciò di cui abbiamo bisogno è l'opera graduale, lunga e faticosa di riorganizzare interamente il processo produttivo in modo tale che le forze di alienazione della regolamentazione tanto del mercato quanto dello Stato vengano sostituite da un'autentica pianificazione organizzata "dal basso", in un rapporto di trasparenza con i produttori come afferma S. Žižek, oppure, il capitale non si tocca perché garantisce la lunga vita dell'uomo-massa?