The General Law of Capitalist Accumulation in Latin America and Beyond : Actuality and Pertinence

This edited collection engages with Marx’s General Law of Capitalist Accumulation, examining the relevance and actuality of Marx’s propositions for the analysis of contemporary capitalism in Latin America and beyond. The contributors offer an original and updated interpretation of Marx while also examining important topics in political economy. The contributors bring critical insights into scholarly debates on imperialism, exploitation, labor, and development. Contents 6 List of Figures 8 Introduction: The General Law of Capitalist Accumulation: Actuality and Pertinence • Lorenzo Fusaro and Leinad Johan Alcalá Sandoval 10 PART I: REVISITING MARX’S GENERAL LAW 24 1 The General Law of Capitalist Accumulation: A Comprehensive Reading from the Perspective of the Systematic Structure of Capital • Leinad Johan Alcalá Sandoval 26 2 Violence and Crepuscular Capitalism: Structural Dynamics and Superstructural Forms of the General Law of Capitalist Accumulation • Roberto Fineschi 50 3 The General Law of Capitalist Accumulation and a Theory of Labour-Shortage Business Cycles • Sergio Cámara Izquierdo 64 4 The Determination of Wages in the Framework of Capital Accumulation: The Industrial Reserve Army and the Value of Labor-Power • Abelardo Mariña Flores 86 5 Labor Precariousness as an Abstract Form of Domination • Sibyl Italia Pineda Salazar 110 PART II: UNDERDEVELOPMENT, IMPERIALISM, AND THE INDUSTRIAL RESERVE ARMY OF LABOUR IN LATIN AMERICA AND BEYOND 124 6 Marx’s General Law and the Development of Underdevelopment • Lorenzo Fusaro 126 7 Bordering the Surplus Population across the Mediterranean: Imperialism and Unfree Labor • Lucia Pradella and Rossana Cillo 150 8 Marini within Its Limits: A Critique of Super-exploitation as a Structural Mechanism of Accumulation in the Periphery • Matari Pierre Manigat 184 9 Global Inequalities, Digital Capitalism, and Marx’s General Law of Capitalist Accumulation • William I. Robinson 198 10 The Industrial Reserve Army in the 21st Century: An Approach to the Case of Mexico • Luis Felipe Docoa Hernández 220 11 Unpaid Housework, Social Reproduction, and Accumulation of Capital: A Theoretical Framework and Empirical Evidence from Mexico • Carlos Alberto Duque Garcia 236 Index 258 About the Editors and Contributors 270 "Through this edited collection, the contributing authors examine the pertinence and actuality of Marx's general law while analyzing past and present issues in political economy in Latin America and beyond"-- Provided by publisher