Hans G Despain
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5580775 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Hans G Despain |
| NOMBRES | Hans G |
| APELLIDO | Despain |
| FIRMA | DESPAIN H G |
| AFILIACIONES | Nichols College |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 8 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 1 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2011 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2017 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Homo debitor
In this review article, I survey books by three authors, each of which address the issues of debt and personal indebtedness. The authors are: Greta Krippner; David Graeber; and Maurizio Lazzarato. They argue, and I agree, that whilst money is broadly beneficial, its use in a capitalist context increases personal indebtedness, subjugates the individual, and reduces freedom. I briefly outline their positions, each of which make important contributi…
Maurice Herbert Dobb (1900–1976)
Maurice Dobb was renowned for his erudite understanding of Marxian, classical, and neoclassical economics. He studied at Cambridge and London. He began teaching at Cambridge in 1924 and remained there until his retirement in 1967. His work on Russian and Soviet development established Dobb as a leading scholar. Dobb’s Studies in the Development of Capitalism (1946) had a massive influence on political economy, history, and social theory. He theor…
Sweezyian Financial Instability Hypothesis—Monopoly Capital, Inflation, Financialization, Inequality and Endless Stagnation
From the standpoint of monopoly capital theory, this paper argues that oligopolistic capitalism is internally unstable. The instability manifests from the historical evolution of finance within oligopolistic capitalism. The historical rise of oligopolistic capitalism has given rise to price fluctuations; (non-financial) firms have increasingly relied on financial firms to guarantee prices. At the level of the individual firm, this increase in fut…
Secular Stagnation
Paul M. Sweezy wrote in 1982, "it is my impression that the economics profession has not yet begun to resume the debate over stagnation which was so abruptly interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War." Thirty years later things appear to have changed. Former U.S. Secretary of Treasury Larry Summers shocked economists with his remarks regarding "stagnation" at the IMF Research Conference in November 2013, and he later published these ide…
Integral Theory and the Search for Earthly Emancipation
This article responds to two recent pieces by Timothy Rutzou in an effort to push forward a fruitful dialogue between critical realism (CR) and integral theory (IT). The intention is not a philosophical defence of integral theory; there are far more capable people to attempt a philosophical defence (or surrender). Rather the aim here is to help push forward the development of dialectical critical realism (DCR). Rutzou’s critique centres on four t…
Debate Integral Theory
This essay is a response to the recent exchange between Paul Marshall and Timothy Rutzou on critical realism and integral theory in Journal of Critical Realism 11(2), in which integral theory was designated by Rutzou ‘a poisoned chalice’ for critical realism. It argues that, while integral theory could benefit greatly from the adoption of critical realist ontology, metacritique and the structural analysis of politics, critical realism could benef…
It’s the System Stupid
On Thursday, December 13, 2012, The Guardian announced Queen Elizabeth finally received an answer to her question—"Did nobody see this coming?"—about the 2008 financial crisis.... Perhaps she could have also asked three more questions: Does nobody see the suffering and socioeconomic injustices of oligopolistic-finance capitalism? Does no one see that the problems are structural and systemic? And is there no alternative to a system that generates …
Karl Polanyi's Metacritique of the Liberal Creed
This paper interprets Karl Polanyi through dialectical critical realism. The paper maintains that this interpretation offers Polanyi methodological coherence and philosophical support. It further provides dialectical critical realism with an exemplar of explanatory critique. It is argued that the social theory of Polanyi aims at the demystification of market-systems as they are theoretically constructed by both orthodox and heterodox accounts of …
It’s the System Stupid
On Thursday, December 13, 2012, The Guardian announced Queen Elizabeth finally received an answer to her question—"Did nobody see this coming?"—about the 2008 financial crisis.... Perhaps she could have also asked three more questions: Does nobody see the suffering and socioeconomic injustices of oligopolistic-finance capitalism? Does no one see that the problems are structural and systemic? And is there no alternative to a system that generates …
Karl Polanyi's Metacritique of the Liberal Creed
This paper interprets Karl Polanyi through dialectical critical realism. The paper maintains that this interpretation offers Polanyi methodological coherence and philosophical support. It further provides dialectical critical realism with an exemplar of explanatory critique. It is argued that the social theory of Polanyi aims at the demystification of market-systems as they are theoretically constructed by both orthodox and heterodox accounts of …
Debate Integral Theory
This essay is a response to the recent exchange between Paul Marshall and Timothy Rutzou on critical realism and integral theory in Journal of Critical Realism 11(2), in which integral theory was designated by Rutzou ‘a poisoned chalice’ for critical realism. It argues that, while integral theory could benefit greatly from the adoption of critical realist ontology, metacritique and the structural analysis of politics, critical realism could benef…
It’s the System Stupid
On Thursday, December 13, 2012, The Guardian announced Queen Elizabeth finally received an answer to her question—"Did nobody see this coming?"—about the 2008 financial crisis.... Perhaps she could have also asked three more questions: Does nobody see the suffering and socioeconomic injustices of oligopolistic-finance capitalism? Does no one see that the problems are structural and systemic? And is there no alternative to a system that generates …
Integral Theory and the Search for Earthly Emancipation
This article responds to two recent pieces by Timothy Rutzou in an effort to push forward a fruitful dialogue between critical realism (CR) and integral theory (IT). The intention is not a philosophical defence of integral theory; there are far more capable people to attempt a philosophical defence (or surrender). Rather the aim here is to help push forward the development of dialectical critical realism (DCR). Rutzou’s critique centres on four t…
Sweezyian Financial Instability Hypothesis—Monopoly Capital, Inflation, Financialization, Inequality and Endless Stagnation
From the standpoint of monopoly capital theory, this paper argues that oligopolistic capitalism is internally unstable. The instability manifests from the historical evolution of finance within oligopolistic capitalism. The historical rise of oligopolistic capitalism has given rise to price fluctuations; (non-financial) firms have increasingly relied on financial firms to guarantee prices. At the level of the individual firm, this increase in fut…
Secular Stagnation
Paul M. Sweezy wrote in 1982, "it is my impression that the economics profession has not yet begun to resume the debate over stagnation which was so abruptly interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War." Thirty years later things appear to have changed. Former U.S. Secretary of Treasury Larry Summers shocked economists with his remarks regarding "stagnation" at the IMF Research Conference in November 2013, and he later published these ide…
Homo debitor
In this review article, I survey books by three authors, each of which address the issues of debt and personal indebtedness. The authors are: Greta Krippner; David Graeber; and Maurizio Lazzarato. They argue, and I agree, that whilst money is broadly beneficial, its use in a capitalist context increases personal indebtedness, subjugates the individual, and reduces freedom. I briefly outline their positions, each of which make important contributi…
Maurice Herbert Dobb (1900–1976)
Maurice Dobb was renowned for his erudite understanding of Marxian, classical, and neoclassical economics. He studied at Cambridge and London. He began teaching at Cambridge in 1924 and remained there until his retirement in 1967. His work on Russian and Soviet development established Dobb as a leading scholar. Dobb’s Studies in the Development of Capitalism (1946) had a massive influence on political economy, history, and social theory. He theor…
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