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

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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

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

Egypten: Når hæren har magten

Immanuel Wallerstein skriver om militærstyrets magt i Egypten.&nbsp

THE STRUCTURAL CRISIS IN THE WORLD-SYSTEM: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

O TEXTO ABORDA AS QUESTÕES FULCRAIS DA TEORIA DO SISTEMA MUNDO RELACIONANDO-AS COM A PRESENTE CRISE SISTÉMICA, QUE SUGERE PODER SER UMA CRISE TERMINAL. O ARTIGO CONSIDERA QUE QUAISQUER ALTERNATIVAS À PRESENTE SITUAÇÃO SE INSCREVEM NECESSARIAMENTE OU NO QUE CHAMA O “ESPÍRITO DE DAVOS”, APRESENTADO COMO UMA TENTATIVA PROVAVELMENTE INCONSEQUENTE DE REFORMAR O PRESENTE, OU NO “ESPÍRITO DE PORTO ALEGRE”, QUE APONTA NO SENTIDO DE UMA ECONOMIA MUNDO MAIS JUSTA E EQUITATIVA.THE TEXT DISCUSES THE MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WORLD SYSTEM APPROACH IN ITS DIRECT APPLICATION TO THE PRESENT SYSTEMIC CRISIS, WHICH CAN BE TERMINAL. THE ARTICLE CONSIDERS THEN THE PRESENT ALTERNATIVES TO THE SITUATION CONCEIVED AS WHAT IS CALLED THE “SPIRIT OF DAVOS”, A PROBABLY INCONSEQUENTIAL ATTEMPT OF REFORMING THE PRESENT, AND THE “SPIRIT OF PORTO ALEGRE”, AN ALTERNATIVE FOR A BETTER, MORE JUST AND MORE EQUAL WORLD-ECONOMY

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