Ekonomski sistemi i novi politički kapitalizam
Economic Systems and New Political Capitalism

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyzes the necessity of introducing new classifications of eco nomic systems. These classifications should incorporate changes that have occurred after the downfall of the centrally planned economies. The emer gence of a new state capitalism is characterized by the existence of soverie gn funds, the domination of state enterprises and the favouring ”national champions” thus reintroducing Weber’s category of political capitalism. Furthermore, in the new state capitalism the domination of politics over eco nomics does not have general economic well being as a goal, but rather the expansion or at least preservation of political power of the current political elites. Crony capitalism is a method of profiting from being close to the po litical elites in power. The paper argues for a sharp methodological division between the concept of crony capitalism and the concept of state capture. The concept of state capture does not describe sporadic and individual subversi on of pure market results through lobbying or individual corruption. Rather than that it describes the systematic subservience of all branches of gover nment, state institutions to the currently ruling political elite. The research of the phenomena of state capture is of significant importance for political science research with the goal of analyzing the political dynamics under the conditions of state capture. Many of the states that have undergone transition can be classified in this category.

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