Review article - A Rose by Any Other Name? The Fragrance of Imperialism
2002; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 29; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/714003945
ISSN1743-9361
Autores Tópico(s)Political Economy and Marxism
ResumoThis review considers yet another over-optimistic postmodern analysis of the capitalist world economy, from which imperialism, economic crisis, the state, class and class struggle have all been purged. According to the authors of this book, as a result of new science and technology global capitalism now functions as an autonomous 'empire', ruled only by the market and the multinational corporation. Against this celebratory interpretation, this review maintains both that the role of the imperial state in capitalist reproduction has been underestimated, and, conversely, that the economic impact of innovation, science and technology on capitalist productivity have been overestimated. Not only is the imperial state still important to an understanding of imperialism, therefore, but the latter is also central to the study of agrarian transformation and the role of peasants and workers in this process. Authors: HARDT, MICHAEL and NEGRI, ANTONIO; Empire
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