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Financialization and the impasse of capitalism

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This article considers the inextricable relationship between globalization and financialization. It then argues that the decisive characteristic of financialization is the preeminence of financial accumulation over productive accumulation and of capital-as-property over capital-as-function. The importance of intercorporate power relationships in the distribution of surplus value is demonstrated. After a short setback in 2009, claims to surplus value have continued to grow faster than its production and appropriation, implying that financial profits have become harder to earn. The outcome is the unabated intensity of asset trading and endemic global financial instability.

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  • François Chesnais, 2019. "Financialization and the impasse of capitalism," Japanese Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(1-2), pages 81-103, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:jpneco:v:45:y:2019:i:1-2:p:81-103
    DOI: 10.1080/2329194X.2019.1612255
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    1. D Aparicio & G Rivera & M Meireles, 2023. "Latin America post-pandemic: debt, financial instability, and uneven economic recovery," Economic Issues Journal Articles, Economic Issues, vol. 28(1), pages 5-19, March.

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