Globalization, Inequality and Financial Instability: Confronting the Marx, Keynes and Polanyi Problems in the Advanced Capitalist Economies
Political Economy Research Institute Working Paper No. 8
35 Pages Posted: 21 Feb 2003
Date Written: March 2000
Abstract
Three unique features of the contemporary period of globalization stand out in contrast with the epoch of integration early in the 20th century: the rise of manufacturing capacity in less-developed countries; the expansion in cross-border financial trading; and the fact that integration is occurring within the context of "big government" capitalism. Considering the effects of these transformations for the U.S. and Western Europe, the paper examines three fundamental issues: the expansion of the "reserve army of labor" (the "Marx problem"); increased financial instability and corresponding fluctuations in aggregate demand (the "Keynes problem"); and a diminishing capacity for governments to promote stability and norms of social solidarity (the "Polanyi problem").
JEL Classification: F02, E60
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