Poverty and Capitalism
While it may be possible to mitigate poverty through social transfers, it is not possible to eradicate the processes that create poverty under capitalism. Eight such processes are discussed: i) the creation of the pre-conditions; ii) petty commodity production and trade; iii) technological change and unemployment; iv) (petty) commodification; v) harmful commodities and waste; vi) pauperising crises ; vii) climate-change-related pauperisation; and viii) the un-required and/or incapacitated and/or dependent human body under capitalism. Ways to regulate these processes and to protect against their impacts are discussed. Poverty. Capitalism. Institutions. Political economy. Development.
Authors: | Harriss-White, Barbara |
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Institutions: | Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House), Oxford University |
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