Global Uneven Development, Primitive Accumulation and Political-Economic Conflict in Africa
The Return of the Theory of Imperialism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13047370 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Bond (0000-0001-6657-7898, University of KwaZulu-Natal, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-14 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peacebuilding & Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2165-7440 • E-ISSN: 1542-3166 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15423166.2008.860644160568 |
| OpenAlex | W1974030489 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 11 |
The world is witnessing a political-economic passage on a global scale: from economic stagnation, amplified uneven development and financial volatility to worsening primitive accumulation (‘looting’) and socio-economic conflict. Considering Africa's plight in this way suggests intellectual links between the political economy and security disciplines. Reforms proposed at the global level by elite bodies are apparently ineffectual and actions taken by elites in the name of conflict resolution often undermine peace because they reinforce the very dynamic of external looting. If these reforms continue to fail, it is to popular struggles that we should turn, especially in Africa where oppression is most extreme and global and local elites have the least credibility. For social movements, the objective of transforming power relations as the basis for ending conflict and underdevelopment requires engaging this new theoretical approach with the critique of capitalism. Conflict and peace theorists should also consider other innovations in political economy which address uneven and combined development, primitive accumulation and imperialism more broadly
Capitalism · Development economics · Economic stagnation · Economic system · Economics · Elite · Looting · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Underdevelopment · Economic Theory and Policy · Law · Political Economy and Marxism · World Systems and Global Transformations
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| Citations per year | 0.41 |
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| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |