Comment on “The economic consequences of Empires (1492-1989)”

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Ecology versus Property Rights: Land in the Capitalist World-Economy

Access, ownership, and land use for agricultural and living purposes have undergone major changes over time, particularly with the emergence of the capitalist World-Economy. The present text offers a reflection on the propositions of property rights, as well as on the forms of gaining that right, ranging from land seizure, conquest, or “land development”. In the context of the capitalist World-Economy, the process of legitimization by means of right to legal ownership is a fundamental process. However, the emergence of social, libertarian, and resistance movements opposing restrictive property rights has had significant cultural, political, and economic impacts, in addition to major ecological consequences. This article offers several examples of the above, with special mention to the important social movements that have arisen in countries of the global south, and to the natural resources where impact is mostly felt

Tendances et prospectives d’avenir de l’économie-monde

One of the aspects characterizing the state of International Relations at the moment is the increasing emphasis on political economy. This is the approach of the present paper. It is more in the form of succinct propositions than detailed analysis, since the latter is available in the author' s previous writings. Specifically, the paper concentrates on five aspects: the nature of the world economy, its mode of functioning, its basic tendencies, the crisis of the global system, and future prospects of evolution the paper emphasizes both the interconnectedness of the different levels of analysis (from the family to the world system) as well as the importance of a diachronic and macro-structural approach

Egypten: Når hæren har magten

Immanuel Wallerstein skriver om militærstyrets magt i Egypten.&nbsp

Auftakt zur globalen Anarchie

An analysis of the world system since World War II is given. It is argued, that the late summer glow of US-hegemony ended in 2001. Despite the military strength, which the USA shows at the moment, their hegemony is declining. The coming period will be one of anarchy, which the USA cannot control

A descoberta da economia-mundial

Tendo como referência a obra monumental de Vitorino Magalhães Godinho, desenvolvem‑se três temas fundamentais – a história é geográfica; a história fala de uma actividade pluridimensional, mas única; o passado relativiza‑se no presente. A concluir, esboça‑se um programa de trabalho para o novo século assente no conceito de história total.Having as a reference the monumental work of Vitorino Magalhães Godinho, this paper develops three fundamental themes – history is geographical; history speaks of a pluridimensional, though singular, activity; the past is relativized in the present. The conclusion delineates a program of work for the new century, based on the concept of total history.En nous référant à l’œuvre monumentale de Vitorino Magalhães Godinho, nous développerons trois thèmes fondamentaux: l’histoire est géographie; l’histoire parle d’une activité pluridimensionnelle, mais unique ; le passé se relativise dans le présent. Nous conclurons en ébauchant pour le nouveau siècle un programme de travail qui s’appuie sur le concept de l’histoire totale