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Bichler, Shimshon; Nitzan, Jonathan - In: Journal of World-Systems Research 10 (2004) 2, pp. 254-327

The recent shift from ‘global villageism’ to the ‘new wars’ revealed a deep crisis in heterodox political economy. The popular belief in neoliberal globalization, peace dividends, fiscal conservatism and sound finance that dominated the 1980s and 1990s suddenly collapsed. The early 2000s...

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Putting the State In Its Place: US Foreign Policy and Differential Accumulation in Middle-East “Energy Conflicts”

Bichler, Shimshon; Nitzan, Jonathan - In: Review of International Political Economy 3 (1996) 4, pp. 608-661

contractors and oil companies. Contrary to aggregate views which emphasize the “national interest” or the broad imperatives of … contributed toward greater instability, imposed limits on the free flow of oil and led to higher unstable prices. Most … significantly, every “energy conflict” since the late 1960s was preceded by adverse drops in the differential rate of the large oil …

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Bringing Capital Accumulation Back In: The Weapondollar-Petrodollar Coalition – Military Contractors, Oil Companies and Middle-East "Energy Conflicts"

Nitzan, Jonathan; Bichler, Shimshon - In: Review of International Political Economy 2 (1995) 3, pp. 446-515

increasingly inextricable power driven alliances. The Middle East drama of oil and arms since the 1970s has been greatly affected … forced the major oil companies toward a greater cooperation with the OPEC countries. The success of this alliance was … contingent on the new atmosphere of “scarcity” and oil crisis, which was in turn dependent on the progressive militarization of …

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The End of Neoliberalism?

Bichler, Shimshon; Nitzan, Jonathan - 2003

This article was commissioned by the French newspaper Le Monde. The newspaper was one of several sponsors of an International Conference on Global Regulation, held at the University of Sussex on May 29-31, 2003, where we presented a plenary paper. As part of its sponsorship, Le Monde agreed to...

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Differential Accumulation and Middle East Wars: Beyond Neo-Liberalism

Bichler, Shimshon; Nitzan, Jonathan - In: Global Regulation. Managing Crises After the Imperial Turn, (pp. 43-60). 2004

It is popular these days to talk about the "discontent" of neoliberal globalization. This "discontent" is no longer the prerogative of intellectuals. Increasingly, it comes from below, with opposition from the grassroots. But there may be another type of discontent lurking behind the scenes....

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New imperialism or new capitalism?

Nitzan, Jonathan; Bichler, Shimshon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

Over the past century, the institution of capital and the process of its accumulation have been fundamentally transformed. By contrast, the theories that explain this institution and process have remained largely unchanged. The purpose of this paper is to address this mismatch. Using a broad...

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