Nancy Fraser : ‘Behind Marx’s ‘hidden abode’: Toward an expanded conception of Capitalism’. from the basic economic problem is a situation of Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 66 min 60 sec
✓ Published: 20-Mar-2014

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AbstractnnThe current sense of crisis–in economy, ecology, politics, and society–is prompting many critical theorists to revisit the problem of capitalism. I salute this return to core issues of social theory after a period of neglect. But received understandings of capitalism are not adequate to 21st century conditions. I propose, accordingly, to re-examine a basic theoretical question: How is capitalism best conceptualized–as an economic system, a form of ethical life, or an institutiona