Open AccessGlobalization of democratic participation self-governance versus globalization of oligopolistic markets totalitarianism
Author(s) -
A Vera Vratuša-Žunjić
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
sociologija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.174
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2406-0712
pISSN - 0038-0318
DOI - 10.2298/soc0204289v
Subject(s) - globalization , capitalism , conceptualization , corporate governance , economic system , theme (computing) , political economy , democracy , economics , market economy , political science , politics , finance , artificial intelligence , computer science , law , operating system
The paper re-examines the fashionable theme 'globalization of markets' in the light of the several centuries long process of world-wide violent expansion of capitalist social relations. It focuses its present culmination in the neo-liberal policy variant of the capitalist strategy of privatization by less than 500 controlling package owners of the biggest supra- and transnational industrial corporations and financial institutions. Presented are the devastating consequences of the implementation of this strategy. Paper further critically re-examines the XXth century 'real-socialist' negative experiences of the 'dictatorship over the needs'. It points out some lessons that can be learned from the Yugoslav self management experience for the present and future attempts at the re-conceptualization of the alternative post capitalist strategy of social development at the local, national, regional and world level