Crises and transformations of capitalism – Friedrich Pollock’s epochal diagnosis
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-9800.v22i2p111-134Keywords:
Pollock, critical theory, relations of production, productive forces, state capitalismAbstract
The paper examines the shifts in Friedrich Pollock’s interpretation about the inherent tendencies of transformation of capitalism after the crisis of 1929 and about the prospects for emancipation. The focus lies on two papers from the early 1930s and on the famous “State capitalism: its possibilities and limitations,” from 1941. His interpretation is read in the historical context of the period and in light of the contemporaneous debate within Frankfurt’s Institute for Social Research. The goal is to deepen the understanding about the interpretation provided in the 1941 paper, indicating similarities and differences with those formulated in the early 1930s.Downloads
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