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Back to Conflict and Crisis (חזרה לעידן הקונפליקטים והמשברים)
Get PDFמאז ה-11 בספטמבר 2001, נעלם 'הסדר העולמי החדש' של שנות התשעים ואיתו נעלמים זן שלם של מושגים והסברים 'פוסט-מודרניסטיים ורב תרבותיים. 'הביטחון הלאומי' מזמן המלחמה הקרה חוזר לשלוט בכיפת השיח הבינלאומי. האם מדובר בהערכות מדינית של המעצמות שנועדה לפלס דרך להמשך התהליך של 'הגלובליזציה' הכלכלית? ואולי מדובר בשינוי מהותי ביחסי הכוח שמניעים את המשטר הקפיטליסטי, כלומר בתוך הקבוצות הדומיננטיות ששולטות בעולם
War is a Racket (מלחמה היא שוד)
Get PDFסמדלי באטלר היה מייג'ור-גנראל בצבא ארה"ב, ואחד מחייליו המעוטרים ביותר. בשנת 1933 הוא נשא נאום בוטה נגד מה שהוא חשד ככוונותיו של הממשל האמריקני לחזור למעורבות צבאית ברחבי העולם. בשנת 1935 הוא פרסם ספר קצר שכותרתו "מלחמה היא שוד". קטעים מהספר מתורגמים במאמר זה. דבריו של באטלר שהתבססו בעיקר על נסיונו במעורבות ארה"ב במלחמת העולם הראשונה, מהדהדים כאילו נכתבו היום על ידי מתנגד חריף לפלישה אל עירק, ולכוונותיו של הממשל להשליט סדר אמריקני ברחבי העול
Political Economy: Major Themes (GS 6272 3.0, Graduate)
No full textAt the dawn of the 21st century, more and more people realize that ‘economics’ and ‘politics’ are intimately related. And yet, these two aspects of social existence are usually studied as separate ‘disciplines,’ each with its own categories, language, and theories. Can this departmentalization be overcome? Should it? And if so, how? The seminar deals with these questions by critically examining major themes of political economy. Topics are divided into three major categories: (1) elements; (2) aggregates; and (3) global formations. In the first part, students examine closely the origin and implications of concepts such as supply and demand, equilibrium, utility and productivity, market organization, and the role of power. Part two, focusing on aggregates, covers the issues of national accounting, theories of prosperity and crisis, money and finance, economic policy, as well as ‘anomalies’ such as stagflation. The third part, dealing with global formations, examines trade, capital flows and exchange rates, imperialism, and different aspects of globalization. Throughout the seminar, the emphasis is not only on the ‘how,’ but also on the ‘why.’ Where have the concepts and theories come from? Why have they risen to prominence, and what brought them down? Who benefited from them and who paid the price? Do they help us understand the world, or do they serve to conceal it? In these explorations, special emphasis is put on methodology, as well as the importance of empirical/historical analysis
Global Capitalism and Israel (Review of Nitzan and Bichler's "The Global Political Economy of Israel")
Get PDFOne of the characteristics of much academic writing is an obsession with theory at the expense of empirical investigation. It is rare to find a book that combines genuinely novel theoretical exploration with rigorous empirical study, the more so in fields such as political science where abstraction seems to have become the norm. It is for this reason that The Global Political Economy of Israel is such a gripping read. A remarkable investigation into the concrete workings of the Israeli and U.S. economies that avoids the fatuous generalities of much of the globalization literature, it presents a challenging theoretical framework that not only clarifies the past but also seeks to understand the present
The Invasion of Iraq and the Oil Business (הפלישה לעירק ועסקי הנפט)
Get PDFיש להניח ש'המלחמה המתמדת בטרור' רק החלה. המלחמה תגרום לגידול בהוצאות הביטחוניות ותשקיע את העולם המתועש בסטגפלציה. היא תשרת את ההון הדומיננטי בעולם, אבל בעיקר, המלחמה תעלה את הרווח של קבוצות הנפט המרכזיות ושל קואליצית הנפט-פיננסים-נשק שסובבת את בוש
Global Capital: Political Economy of Capitalist Power (GS 6285 3.0, Graduate)
No full textWhat is capital? Is capital the same as machines, or is it merely a financial asset? Is it material or social? Is it static or dynamic? Surprisingly, these questions have no clear answers. The form of capital, its existence as monetary wealth, is hardly in doubt. The problem is with the content, the ‘stuff’ which makes capital grow, and on this there is no agreement whatsoever. For example, does capital accumulate because it is ‘productive,’ or due to the exploitation of workers? Does capital expand ‘on its own,’ or does it need non-capitalist institutions such as the state? Can capital grow by undermining production and efficiency? What exactly is being accumulated? Does the value of capital represent a tangible ‘thing,’ ‘dead labour’ or perhaps something totally different? What units should we use to measure its accumulation
Todo Tiene Que Ver Con El Petróleo (It's All About Oil)
Get PDFThe new wars in the Middle East are certainly about oil, but not in the way most people think
It's All About Oil (È per il petrolio)
No full textThe new wars in the Middle East are certainly about oil, but not in the way most people think
It's All About Oil
No full textThe new wars in the Middle East are certainly about oil, but not in the way most people think