Visions of stagnation and maldistribution
Monopoly capital, ‘white monopoly capital’ and new challenges to the South African Left
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11904495 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adam Aboobaker (0000-0002-5783-5290, University of Massachusetts Amherst, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 161 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of African Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-6244 • E-ISSN: 1740-1720 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03056244.2019.1640193 |
| OpenAlex | W2980154050 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 8 |
The term ‘white monopoly capital’ (WMC) has featured prominently in South Africa's recent popular economic discourse. Situating this rhetorical turn within discussion over the broader monopoly capital tradition, this piece argues for a need to move beyond the term considering problems with the idea that a concentrated market structure is driving stagnation and inequality in South Africa, but also because this conspiratorial language is harmful to South Africa’s political discourse
Ancient history · Capital (architecture · Economic history · Economic stagnation · Economics · Foreign capital · Foreign direct investment · Macroeconomics · Market economy · Monopoly · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Vision · White (mutation · White paper · Economic Theory and Policy · History · Law · Political Economy and Marxism
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |