Absolute, global, authoritarian Capitalism. Approaching the last stop of the Capitalist Algorithm

Hanappi, Hardy (2025): Absolute, global, authoritarian Capitalism. Approaching the last stop of the Capitalist Algorithm.

Abstract

This paper describes the features of the type of capitalism that will emerge if in the next five to ten years the ruling classes of today’s major superpowers - the USA, China, and Russia - unite and form a global exploitative ruling class. The essential properties of this unification process are discussed in detail and it is shown why the potentially possible new stage of global capitalism has its faultlines.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Political Economy, Capitalism
• Subjects: N - Economic History > N0 - General > N00 - General; P - Economic Systems > P1 - Capitalist Systems > P10 - General; P - Economic Systems > P1 - Capitalist Systems > P16 - Political Economy; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification

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