Since the global financial crisis of 2008-9, neoliberalism has proved to be remarkably resilient.
Alternatives in economic policy and political philosophy alike have found little resonance,
despite street protests and insurgent parties of left and right in countries hit hardest by
austerity. This essay focuses on Marxist and related analyses. It is argued first that Marxism
has suffered from a separation between its analysis of capitalism as an economic system, and
contemporary critiques of the political and social order, notably over the question of class.
Marxist analyses of class have thus far failed to reconcile the traditional view of a two-class
society with the complex social differentiations evident in capitalism. It is suggested that the
unity of the working class arises not from its subordination to capital as such, but from the
directly social character of the labour process in its material (use-value) aspect. In order to
challenge capitalism, its critics need to explicitly propose an alternative social order based on
equality, social justice, collective action and internationalism.
Global Capitalism Marxist Political Economy Class Theory and Class Politics Banking Crisis of 2007-2008
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 11 Mayıs 2015 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2015 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1 |