Generating capitalism for independence in Mongolia

Bibliographic Data

ID11450700
AuthorsD Bumochir (0000-0002-5063-4365, University College London, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume37
Issue3
Pages357-371
Publication date2018-07-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCentral Asian Survey (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0263-4937 • E-ISSN: 1465-3354
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02634937.2018.1493429
OpenAlexW2889903666
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited29

Following Laura Bear et al.’s discussion of ‘generating capitalism’, this article presents an account of two historical periods in which certain Mongolian rulers made the deliberate decision to embrace Euro-American capitalism. They explain that this was done to help Mongolia entice ‘third neighbours’ whose interests secure Mongolia’s independence by preventing Mongolia from being occupied by China or Russia. This paper then recounts how, during each of these historical periods, the nation-state’s rulers prioritized the declaration and consolidation of de facto constitutive political independence. Building on this prioritization of the political, this paper argues that the generation of capitalism in Mongolia is not for the sake of the economy itself, as Bear et al. suggest, but for the sake of independence. Reflecting on this, this article shows how global capitalism can be seen not as a threat to the nation-state but as a help to balance dependences

Capitalism · China · Consolidation (business · Declaration of independence · Economics · Economy · Independence (probability theory · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · State capitalism · Law · Mining and Resource Management · Natural Resources and Economic Development · State Capitalism and Financial Governance

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