Divergent Convergence
This article analyzes the economic convergence of the global South with the global North (GS and GN, respectively) as well as the divergence within the GS between Asia and “the rest” (Latin America and Africa). In order to address these processes, the paper is structured in three parts. In the first...
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| author | Víctor Ramiro Fernández Luciano Moretti Emilia Ormaechea |
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| description | This article analyzes the economic convergence of the global South with the global North (GS and GN, respectively) as well as the divergence within the GS between Asia and “the rest” (Latin America and Africa). In order to address these processes, the paper is structured in three parts. In the first part, the fundamentals that support this “divergent convergence” are considered in light of two theoretical perspectives: world-systems analysis (WSA) and Latin American Structuralism (LAS). We take into account the analytical tools of these theoretical perspectives and differentiate the historical, systemic, and top-down approach of WSA (focused on the contributions of Wallerstein and Arrighi) from the historical, structural, and bottom-up perspective of LAS. In the second part, we analyze the convergence of the GS with the GN in terms of economic dynamic, economic dynamism, and control of the accumulation process, as well as the divergence within the GS between Asia and “the rest”. We finally argue the possibility and necessity of complementing WSA and LAS approaches in order to explain these simultaneous processes of “divergent convergence” and to reflect on the challenges for the rest of the GS in facing the consolidation of Asian dominance under Chinese leadership.
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| spelling | doaj.art-9dfd861c85bc459a917b241017d34d5c2022-12-22T03:34:13ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghJournal of World-Systems Research1076-156X2022-03-0128110.5195/jwsr.2022.1032Divergent ConvergenceVíctor Ramiro Fernández0Luciano Moretti1Emilia Ormaechea2CONICET-Universidad Nacional del LitoralUniversidad Nacional del LitoralCONICET-Universidad Nacional del LitoralThis article analyzes the economic convergence of the global South with the global North (GS and GN, respectively) as well as the divergence within the GS between Asia and “the rest” (Latin America and Africa). In order to address these processes, the paper is structured in three parts. In the first part, the fundamentals that support this “divergent convergence” are considered in light of two theoretical perspectives: world-systems analysis (WSA) and Latin American Structuralism (LAS). We take into account the analytical tools of these theoretical perspectives and differentiate the historical, systemic, and top-down approach of WSA (focused on the contributions of Wallerstein and Arrighi) from the historical, structural, and bottom-up perspective of LAS. In the second part, we analyze the convergence of the GS with the GN in terms of economic dynamic, economic dynamism, and control of the accumulation process, as well as the divergence within the GS between Asia and “the rest”. We finally argue the possibility and necessity of complementing WSA and LAS approaches in order to explain these simultaneous processes of “divergent convergence” and to reflect on the challenges for the rest of the GS in facing the consolidation of Asian dominance under Chinese leadership. http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/jwsr/article/view/1032CapitalismCenterPeripheryWorld-Systems AnalysisLatin American Structuralism |
| spellingShingle | Víctor Ramiro Fernández Luciano Moretti Emilia Ormaechea Divergent Convergence Journal of World-Systems Research Capitalism Center Periphery World-Systems Analysis Latin American Structuralism |
| title | Divergent Convergence |
| title_full | Divergent Convergence |
| title_fullStr | Divergent Convergence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Divergent Convergence |
| title_short | Divergent Convergence |
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| topic | Capitalism Center Periphery World-Systems Analysis Latin American Structuralism |
| url | http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/jwsr/article/view/1032 |
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