The Concept of the Periphery as a Constitutive Part of the Capitalist World System

The Concept of the Periphery as a Constitutive Part of the Capitalist World System

The category “periphery” is useful for describing positions in the international system. The analytical content however, is limited: Under capitalist conditions, overcoming “underdevelopment”/peripheral positions in the world system do not depend on the availability of surplus. Instead, overcoming “...

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Main Author: Hartmut Elsenhans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies 2015-11-01
Series:Middle East : Topics & Arguments
Subjects:
World Systems
Euro-Arab Cooperation
Imperialism
Export-Led Manufacturing
Online Access:http://meta-journal.net/article/view/3793
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spelling doaj-3e9c203c327546a8ab7937e27e616d372020-11-24T21:57:36ZengCenter for Near and Middle Eastern Studies Middle East : Topics & Arguments2196-629X2015-11-0150142310.17192/meta.2015.5.37933718The Concept of the Periphery as a Constitutive Part of the Capitalist World SystemHartmut Elsenhans0Prof. Emeritus. Uni LeipzigThe category “periphery” is useful for describing positions in the international system. The analytical content however, is limited: Under capitalist conditions, overcoming “underdevelopment”/peripheral positions in the world system do not depend on the availability of surplus. Instead, overcoming “underdevelopment” has been achieved by devaluation-driven, export-oriented manufacturing, and therefore, by deliberately accepting exploitation for achieving comparative advantage. With regards to the MENA region, this “East Asian strategy” seems unfit because of limited capacities in wage goods production, especially food.http://meta-journal.net/article/view/3793World SystemsEuro-Arab CooperationImperialismExport-Led Manufacturing
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Middle East : Topics & Arguments
World Systems
Euro-Arab Cooperation
Imperialism
Export-Led Manufacturing
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title The Concept of the Periphery as a Constitutive Part of the Capitalist World System
title_short The Concept of the Periphery as a Constitutive Part of the Capitalist World System
title_full The Concept of the Periphery as a Constitutive Part of the Capitalist World System
title_fullStr The Concept of the Periphery as a Constitutive Part of the Capitalist World System
title_full_unstemmed The Concept of the Periphery as a Constitutive Part of the Capitalist World System
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publisher Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies
series Middle East : Topics & Arguments
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publishDate 2015-11-01
description The category “periphery” is useful for describing positions in the international system. The analytical content however, is limited: Under capitalist conditions, overcoming “underdevelopment”/peripheral positions in the world system do not depend on the availability of surplus. Instead, overcoming “underdevelopment” has been achieved by devaluation-driven, export-oriented manufacturing, and therefore, by deliberately accepting exploitation for achieving comparative advantage. With regards to the MENA region, this “East Asian strategy” seems unfit because of limited capacities in wage goods production, especially food.
topic World Systems
Euro-Arab Cooperation
Imperialism
Export-Led Manufacturing
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