The Spectre of State Capitalism

"This compelling book is a powerful and highly original contribution to the burgeoning literature on state capitalism. Unlike so much writing on the topic, it is anchored in a sophisticated analytical framework and showcases an impressive command of diverse theoretical traditions, literatures, and geographies. An invaluable resource that does much to illuminate the new dynamics of global capitalism and its multiple crises today."

Autorentext
Dr Ilias Alami is an Assistant Professor in the Political Economy of Development in the Centre of Development Studies and the Department of Politics and International Studies at Cambridge University. Prior to joining Cambridge, he held research and teaching positions at Uppsala University, Maastricht University, and Manchester University. He also held visiting positions at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Sao Paulo, the University of Johannesburg, and Sciences Po Paris. He holds a PhD in Politics from the University of Manchester. Professor Adam D. Dixon holds the Adam Smith Chair in Sustainable Capitalism at Adam Smith's Panmure House, the last and final home of moral philosopher and father of economics Adam Smith. Previously, he worked at the University of Bristol and Maastricht University in the Netherlands, where he led a large European Research Council project on sovereign wealth funds. He holds a D.Phil. in economic geography from the University of Oxford, a Diplôme (Master) de l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, and a BA in international affairs and Spanish literature from The George Washington University in Washington, DC.

Klappentext

This book argues that we are currently witnessing a historic arc in the trajectories of state intervention, characterized by a drastic reconfiguration of the state's role as promoter, supervisor, shareholder-investor, and direct owner of capital across the world economy.

Inhalt

• 1: State Capitalism(s) Redux?

• 2: Theories, Tensions, Controversies

• 3: The Problématique of State Capitalism

• 4: Rooting State Capitalism in the Churn of Uneven Development

• 5: State Capitalism Begets State Capitalism: On Combination and Political Multiplicity

• 6: Expropriation of Capitalist by State Capitalist: Centralizing Capital as State Property

• 7: The Rhetorical Weaponization of the New State Capitalism

• 8: Liberal Anxieties and Ideological Adjustment in Global Development

• 9: A Specter Haunting Capitalism?