New imperialism or new capitalism?

Nitzan, Jonathan and Bichler, Shimshon (2006): New imperialism or new capitalism? Published in: Review , Vol. XXIX, No. 1 (April 2006): pp. 1-86.

Abstract

Over the past century, the institution of capital and the process of its accumulation have been fundamentally transformed. By contrast, the theories that explain this institution and process have remained largely unchanged. The purpose of this paper is to address this mismatch. Using a broad brush, we outline a new, power theory of capital and accumulation. We use this theory to assess the changing meaning of the corporation and the capitalist state, the new ways in which capital gets accumulated and the specific historical trajectory of twentieth-century capitalism up to the present.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: arms; accumulation; capital flow; capitalism; conflict; corporation; crisis; distribution; elite; energy; finance; globalization; growth; imperialism; GPE; liberalism; Marxism; Middle East; military; national interest; neoclassical economics; neoliberalism; nomos; oil; OPEC; ownership; peace; power; profit; ruling class; security; stagflation; state; stock market; TNC; United States; US; utility; value; violence; war
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G34 - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance; F - International Economics > F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business > F21 - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements; P - Economic Systems > P1 - Capitalist Systems; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E3 - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles > E31 - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation; F - International Economics > F5 - International Relations and International Political Economy; F - International Economics > F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business > F23 - Multinational Firms; International Business; L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior > L25 - Firm Performance: Size, Diversification and Scope, Age, Profit, and Sales; L - Industrial Organization > L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance > L11 - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms; P - Economic Systems > P1 - Capitalist Systems > P16 - Political Economy; F - International Economics > F5 - International Relations and International Political Economy > F54 - Colonialism; Imperialism; Postcolonialism; D - Microeconomics > D2 - Production and Organizations > D21 - Firm Behavior