Introduction: The Materiality of Nations in Geopolitical Economy

This introduction contextualizes the articles that follow in a discussion of relevant elements of the critical theme of the “materiality of nations” in geopolitical economy. In particular, it focuses on the need to understand the evolution of capitalist states and their domestic and international ec...

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Main Author: Radhika Desai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pluto Journals 2015-11-01
Series:World Review of Political Economy
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/worlrevipoliecon.6.4.0449
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Summary:This introduction contextualizes the articles that follow in a discussion of relevant elements of the critical theme of the “materiality of nations” in geopolitical economy. In particular, it focuses on the need to understand the evolution of capitalist states and their domestic and international economic roles in terms of the contradictions of capitalism; the need to unite the normally separated economic and political logics of capitalism in an overall historical understanding; the need to understand combined development as including capitalist combined development and the dialectic of uneven and combined development as the key driver of capitalist international relations.
ISSN:2042-891X
2042-8928