defy dogma and undermine the conventional creed; they challenge the dominant ideology and threaten those in power …; occasionally, they cause the entire edifice of power to crumble. For these reasons, the latent purpose of intellectual accumulation …

this paper is to address this mismatch. Using a broad brush, we outline a new, power theory of capital and accumulation. We …

democratic alternation of power); the setting up of sound institutions that characterise “modern” societies; control of violence … foster a high concentration of power in the hands of a few elites who are neither compelled nor encouraged to develop a … » ; contrôle de la violence ; expression des aspirations économiques et citoyennes de la population. Trois entraves structurelles s …

democratic alternation of power); the setting up of sound institutions that characterise “modern” societies; control of violence … foster a high concentration of power in the hands of a few elites who are neither compelled nor encouraged to develop a …