Changing scale as changing class relations: variety and contradiction in the politics of scale

Gough, Jamie

doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2003.11.005

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“…An important implication for CC is that the development of difference between territorial capitalisms reflects not only historical-geographical complexity but also dilemmas and tensions arising from contradictions. These show analytically the commonalities underlying difference, and politically the common situation of workers in different territories (Gough 2004a Ch.13).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 94%

The difference between local and national capitalism, and why local capitalisms differ from one another: A Marxist approach

Gough

2014

Capital & Class

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This paper develops a notion of ‘local capitalisms’. Starting from a particular, Marxist theorisation of capitalism and of the state, local capitalism is analysed as a nexus of production, reproduction of people, and the state within a locality. The latter construct, and are constructed by, specific relations of class, gender, ethnicity and age, themselves internally related. On this basis one can specify the ‘vertical difference’ of local from national capitalisms. Combined and uneven development leads to both commonalities and differentiation between localities, enabling us to understand the nature and origins of ‘horizontal’ differences between local capitalisms. Both capitalism and the state are understood as riven by contradictions, some centrally involving space, place and scale. Consequent disruptions to local capitalisms, and the bases for local struggle by the oppressed and exploited, are discussed. The paper concludes by reflecting on the differences between my theorisation and mainstream approaches to ‘comparative capitalisms’.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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The difference between local and national capitalism, and why local capitalisms differ from one another: A Marxist approach

Gough

2014

Capital & Class

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“…Accordingly, political forces attempt to manipulate space, promoting a scale of governance that best supports their interests and normative preferences. Whether by keeping it local or 'scale jumping' to bring in international actors and resources, rescaling tilts the balance of power and therefore political outcomes (Gough 2004;Gibson 2012;Cox 1998;Leitner and Sheppard 2009, 233).…”

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Regulatory regionalism and anti-money-laundering governance in Asia

Hameiri

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2014

Australian Journal of International Affairs

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With the intensification of the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) worldwide campaign to promote anti-money laundering regulation since the late 1990s, all Asian states except North Korea have signed up to its rules and have established a regional institution -the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering -to promote and oversee the implementation of FATF's 40Recommendations in the region. This paper analyses the FATF regime, making two key claims: first, anti-money laundering governance in Asia reflects a broader shift to regulatory regionalism, particularly in economic matters, in that its implementation and functioning depend upon the rescaling of ostensibly domestic agencies to function within a regional governance regime. Second, although this form of regulatory regionalism is established in order to bypass the perceived constraints of national sovereignty and political will, it nevertheless inevitably becomes entangled within the socio-political conflicts that shape the exercise of state power more broadly. Consequently, understanding the outcomes of regulatory regionalism involves identifying how these conflicts shape how far and in what manner global regulations are adopted and implemented within specific territories. This argument is demonstrated by a case study of Myanmar.

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“…Governing bodies at the local level have been assigned much more responsibility, but no more resources. Gough (2004) notes that both upward and downward rescaling can be used to assist both the neoliberal project and a social democratic project. Focusing exclusively on the local as a locus of activity ignores the fact that important struggles remain at the national level, and can have the effect of actually reinforcing neoliberalism.…”

Section: Critique From the Leftmentioning

confidence: 99%