The present crisis in Europe is just one form of a multiple crisis of the social formationdominated by the capitalist mode of production. More specifically it is a crisis of the financedominatedregime of accumulation which developed as a response to the crisis of Fordismsince the 1980s. In this article, first we analyze the contradictions of the finance-dominatedregime of accumulation and the contradictions of the crisis management of the ruling classes.
Zehn Jahre nach dem Ausbruch der Krise 2008 stellt sich die Frage, welche wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen mit dem europäischen Krisenmanagement verbunden waren. Dabei wird die These vertreten, dass die krisenkonstitutionalistischen Prozesse zu einer zunehmenden Europäisierung der Regulation des Lohnverhältnisses (Arbeitsmarkt- und Lohnpolitik) geführt haben. Dies ermöglichte eine kurzfristige Überwindung der Krise auf Kosten der Lohnabhängigen, insbesondere in Südeuropa. Die grundlegenden Ungleichgewichte und Widersprüche ungleicher europäischer Entwicklung wurden dadurch jedoch nicht beseitigt und verdichten sich aktuell insbesondere in Italien.
This article supports the thesis that branch-specific analyses of competition and concentration of capital are necessary to grasp the current processes of industrial restructuring. In particular, new forms of a network-like organization of production should be interpreted as a means to expand the economic power of a single capital beyond the boundaries of the firm. This is outlined in an analysis of the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, starting with the period of fordism and ending with the concentration of capital in the so-called life-sciences. The diffusion of a new biotechnological paradigm in research and development and the impact of financial speculation are seen as important factors shaping the restructuring and aggravating the crises tendencies in this sector.
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