Hydra wielości i komunizm commonersów w dobie biopolitycznego kapitalizmu

Author(s): Łukasz Moll / Language(s): Polish Issue: 15/2015

The article is an attempt to situate the main Peter Linebaugh's works in the context of modern theories of the common, especially in juxtaposition with Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt's biopolitical paradigm. American historian's oeuvre is still not well known in Poland, although his works in the field of social history, labour history, colonial Atlantic or global enclosures can inspire not only historians, but social theory as well. Linebaugh in his research on subaltern groups in the eve of capitalism introduces new ways, in which concepts such as working class, class struggle, commoning or the commons can be regarded and he draws ambitious, transmodern genealogy of global capitalism. The article tries to show the actuality of Linebaugh's research perspective in the era of biopolitical capitalism.

Gospodarka niedoborów i alienacja pracy w reżimie biurokratycznym. Przypadek ZSRR i PRL.

Author(s): Paweł Szelegieniec / Language(s): Polish Issue: 16/2015

This article attempts to present the question of the economic shortages and their connection with the alienation of labour in the post-capitalist bureaucratic regimes in Soviet Union and Poland. To analyse the problem I start with material conditions which were basis for the reproduction of the Stalinist power, that is bureaucratic planning, control over the labour and production process by the party apparatus, and I also try to describe the impact of these factors towards the working class. The main sources for my study are the writings of the Hungarian economist János Kornai to analyse the roots of the phenomenon of the good hunger and its social costs, and also the Trotsky's analysis of Stalinist bureaucratism. To show the problems of the alienation of labour I use the works of Bob Arnot (about the “negative workers' control”), or Vladimir Andreff (arrhythmical production process). The Polish authors, such as Małgorzata Mazurek or Błażej Brzostek, were also helpful.

Divine Management of Worldly Matters: Agamben’s Theological Genealogy of Economy as a Political Philosophy of Praxis

Author(s): Mikołaj Ratajczak / Language(s): English Issue: 17/2015

The aim of this paper is to provide an interpretation of Agamben’s theological genealogy of economy that will show its significance for investigations in the field of political economy. The only way to connect the discourses of economic theology and political economy is to show that the former is not concerned with questions proper to the sphere of economics, but rather deals with a more general problem – the problem of human praxis. I will show that what is at stake in Agamben’s endeavors is a critique of theological, that is metaphysical, presuppositions about the concept of human praxis, a critique which can only be carried out on the basis of a theological genealogy, in particular of the Trinitarian oikonomia. The text will focus on the notion of liturgy in Agamben’s genealogical investigations as a theological paradigm for the capitalist management of human life (i.e. praxis) and will close with some initial remarks on the possible application of Agamben’s theological genealogy of economy to a Marxist critique of political economy, especially to a critique of the distinction between productive and unproductive labor.

"Smo mel cel popoldan fraj - da ti to kot delavcu vzamejo ..."

Author(s): Polona Sitar / Language(s): Slovenian Issue: 1/2015

In her contribution the author focuses on understanding the interconnection of work and leisure time in the period of the socialist Slovenia/Yugoslavia (1945-1991). She is interested in the meaning that women ascribed to their leisure time (understood as a reward for the workers during socialism) in comparison with gainful employment. She also pays special attention to the issue of how women experienced their leisure time in comparison with unpaid housekeeping and through the perspective of the so-called »double burden« in socialism, and how they experience it today, in the context of the capitalist market economy. The contribution is based on the fieldwork analysis, focused on the interviews with retired women, revealing their everyday life on the micro level. The goal of the »oral history« approach, used in the contribution, is not to reconstruct the socialist past and record it chronologically, but to present the perspective based on the women’s experience and their everyday practices, contributing an additional perspective to the existing official political and economic history descriptions.

JAKOŚĆ ŻYCIA PRACOWNIKÓW JAKO ELEMENT KOMUNIKATU WIZERUNKOWEGO NOWOCZESNEJ ORGANIZACJI

Author(s): Magdalena Zalewska-Turzyńska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 43/2/2016

Company should work on its image, it can benefit from CSR by performing actions directed to environment. This approach is described in literature and on companies websites. But companies should be also responsible for their employees – so they boast a decent wages. However, the employee’s quality of life cannot be reduced solely to salary, here comes scratch on company’s image in the form of a persistent workers imbalance – WLB. This article is about how company respecting WLB in the CSR context communicates its modus operandi to customers. The aim of the article is to analyze the CSR-WLB type messages.

Zasady rozwoju społeczno-demokratycznego (fragmenty)

Author(s): Karl Kautsky / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2015

Конвергенція макро- та мікроекономічних теорій як засіб формування єдиної науки «економікс»

Author(s): Boris Revchun / Language(s): Ukrainian Issue: 24/2013

The issue of convergence is considered in terms of mutual adjustment of economic theory for the formation of economic mainstream within the unified Economics. The article describes the precedents of convergence of economic theories, mainly through the prism of IS-LM model, Philips curve and various other instruments of scientific investigation, but mainly due to the emergence and development of such phenomena as the neoclassical synthesis and the new neoclassical synthesis. The attempts have been made to define the kit of tools that enables unification concessions, compromises and adjustments to form a theoretical mainstream, which would make the "Economics" more methodologically monistic and organic, that can certainly affect the normative economics and practical benefits of economic science to help real world economy function more effectively at both micro - and macro levels. The hope is expressed that this study will contribute little further search for instruments of convergent processes in Theoretical Economics.

ОБРИСИ НОВЕ ПОЛИТИЧКЕ И ЕКОНОМСКЕ ФИЛОЗОФИЈЕ У ЛАТИНСКОЈ АМЕРИЦИ

Author(s): Saša Perić / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 59/2016

During the last two decades Latin America has seen a number of political changes that have drawn the attention of the whole world. Тhe initial impulse for a significant part of these changes has come from social movements that were formed during the last several decades in this region. This paper analyzes some of the tendencies characteristic of many left oriented social movements in Latin America and points out certain principles they advocate. What is common for many of the movements is the fact that, besides fighting for the improvement of living conditions of certain social groups, they also formulate clear demands for a radical transformation of society. The goal they strive for is an egalitarian and humane society based on the principles of direct democracy, horizontalism and pluralism, where all the citizens would have a chance to directly participate in the process of organizing and governing social relations. The demand for overcoming the existing system also includes rejection of capitalism, as well as reassessment of the foundations of modern economy: the aims of all human production, the ways this production is organized, and the ways resources are distributed among people.

Migracje, granice i sprzeczności kapitalizmu

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Polish Issue: 21/2016

A short introduction to the special issue of the Theoretical Practice Journal.

Проблемные аспекты функций финансов и распределительного процесса общественного продукта

Author(s): Lyudmila Fedosenko,Tatyana Ivanova / Language(s): Russian Issue: 32/2017

The distributive and redistributive relations in connection with development of the financial market are investigated and need of allocation of function of accumulation of public wealth as one of the main functions of finance is proved.The maintenance of a financial system of the state is considered, interrelations and interdependence of her spheres and links are proved.It is offered to include the financial market in structure of a financial system of the state because it transforms the monetary redistributive relations and promotes enhancement of public wealth.The system of the distributive and redistributive relations in society is considered in the context of the Belarusian financial legislation.

Modernisation through Contamination: Degradation of the Natural Environment in Poland (1945–70) as Perceived by the Authorities and the Society

Author(s): Dariusz Jarosz / Language(s): English Issue: 115/2017

The period 1945–70 saw a change in the approach to environmental contamination on the part of Polish authorities and the society. Before 1956, the imposed model of economic modernisation, which imitated and reproduced the Soviet patterns, glaringly contradicted the requirements of ecology. In the aftermath of the political turn of 1956, protection of waters and air against pollution finally became a matter of debate involving the authorities and the society. Basic legal solutions in this respect, meant to protect the environment against degradation, were adopted in the 1960s. The legislators generally followed the arguments and reasons behind the period’s industrial policy, with the resulting limited efficiency of the legal acts adopted. In any case, between 1956 and 1970 awareness emerged in the society with respect to threats to the environment. This is attested by the letters sent to the authorities whose authors, individuals and groups, criticised the developments of industrial modernisation – owing, primarily, to its detrimental impact on their health.

ГЕОПОЛИТИЧЕСКИ УРОЦИ И НЮАНСИ НА ОТНОШЕНИЯТА БЪЛГАРИЯ – СССР. ЗАЩО БЪЛГАРИЯ БЕШЕ НАЙ-БЛИЗКИЯТ САТЕЛИТ НА СССР ПО ВРЕМЕТО НА СОЦИАЛИЗМА? ПОЛИТИКО-ИКОНОМИЧЕСКИ АНАЛИЗ. ДЪЛГОВ ПРОБЛEM

Author(s): Bancho Banov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2018

In the times of socislism in Bulgaria:1944 – 1989, and more specifically after 1960 Bulgaria was the closest ally of the USSR. The western press called Bulgaria “The nearest satellite of the Soviet Union”. Were these closest relations of all socialist countries between Bulgaria and USSR random? The facts and the analyses show that behind closest relations hides a strive of Bulgaria for economic benefits from Soviet Union. Which in fact Bulgaria received in exchange for her loyalty.

Od walki klas do zderzenia cywilizacji. Geopolityka i ekonomia polityczna islamofobii

Author(s): Przemysław Wielgosz / Language(s): Polish Issue: 26/2017

This article attempts to outline the economic and political framework as well as the historical formation of contemporary Islamophobia. The author shows that it took place at two levels, geopolitical and internal. This process is part of the crisis of Western hegemony within the global capitalist system, and the structural economic crisis of capitalism. Islamophobia turns out to be a functional crisis management tool. First, it is an element that legitimizes imperialist policy, creating the image of a new enemy of the West. Second, it is an instrument of the neoliberal “divide and rule” policy designed to subordinate certain classes in Europe and North America.

Sloboda pripada našoj duhovnoj strukturi

Author(s): Leszek Kołakowski,Hanspeter Born,Goswin Schwendinger / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 1-2/2017

Interview with Leszek Kolakowski.

Schulz i ekonomia. O doświadczeniu nowoczesności w „Ulicy Krokodyli”

Author(s): Maciej Abramowski / Language(s): Polish Issue: 12/2018

The paper focuses on the motifs characteristic of the experience of modernity, which appear in Bruno Schulz’s fiction – specifically, on those derived from modern economy and its influence on the individual’s reception of reality, such as metropolis, crowd, loneliness, commercial street, and commodity fetishism. The context includes the accounts of modernity proposed by Marx, Benjamin, Simmel, and Marshall Berman. In his description of the commercial street in “The Street of Crocodiles,” Schulz draws on the tradition of modernist literature, developing the traditional modes of description in terms of his own imagination and literary mythology. He approaches the economic modernity from a peripheral point of view, which allows his to perceive its aspects that are invisible in the center.

INTERVIEW WITH JOHN KANNANKULAM

Author(s): Funda Hülagü,John Kannankulam / Language(s): English Issue: Special/2019

Prof. Dr. John Kannankulam teaches critical political economy at the Philipps University of Marburg, Germany. He is a former student of Joachim Hirsch, one of the most famous contributors in the West German state derivation debate. Prof. Kannankulam’s research area focuses on the political economy of the European Union and Germany. Recently, together with his research associates they proposed the heuristic device of “historical materialist policy analysis” (Capital and Class, 2014). Thus, they would argue, the students of the Marxist state analysis could bring together abstract analysis with empirical research. I think and hope that the following lines would inspire many young scholars not only interested in the historical materialist analysis but also in the history of Marxist political thought. I think that it is now time to reconsider the Marxist theories of state without forgetting the historical developments which have conditioned them.

Političkoekonomske marginalije o recepciji Marxa u XXI. stoljeću (u povodu čitanja knjige Daga Strpića Robna proizvodnja i udruženi rad u Marxovoj kritici političke ekonomije)

Author(s): Bogomir Kovač / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 02/2020

In Strpić’s book on Marx’s critique of political economy, the analysis of political and economic reception of Marx serves as starting point for the author’s assignment of contemporary position and relevance of Marx’s analysis. Both actualization and return to Marx always occur in the times of crisis, therefore his intellectual fate depends on changes within contemporary capitalism and its alternatives. In Marx’s analysis, the paradox of theoretical incompleteness stems from his aim for ideal epistemology of capitalism, which is also present in later Marxist interpretations, even Strpić’s. The contemporary problem of Marx lies in the metaphysics of theory of value and in the whole structure of commodity production, which prevents ontological transition of value, capital and capitalism. His approach is physiocratic more than it is pecuniary, and more economic than it is political. This is why Jacques Bidet’s reconstruction of Marx in the terms of modernity is based on “metastructure”, which is a universal politically legal point that is not present within Marx’s critique of political economy. Such a different approach presupposes understanding capitalism as inherently a political project. As it is proven by the author, political capitalism is not a special form of capitalism, nor it is historically connected with contemporary capitalism of the 21st century (in China and elsewhere), but is moreover its universal historical form. Marx’s critique of political economy turns out to be contemporary precisely at this overlooked point of his analysis. Political capitalism as “capitalism in general” demonstrates its relevance in the analysis of contemporary crises, which are not just politicaleconomic, but also ecological and even pandemic. In a series of crises of political capitalism we are faced with a choice between real autocratic “barbaric capitalism” and more utopic “cosmopolitan” eco-socialism.

KO PLAĆA CENU NEPLAĆENOG KUĆNOG RADA I KAKO SE PREMA TOM PITANJU ODNOSE EVROPSKA I DOMAĆA LEVICA?

Author(s): Marija Babović / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 1/2020

The division into "productive" and "reproductive" labor was established by a capitalist system. The mainstream economics recognizes the productive value of market labor, while unpaid domestic work and family care are defined as "reproductive," aimed at the reproduction of the family or at the aggregate level - the population. The inappropriateness of this dichotomy was emphasized by Marxist-oriented feminism and feminist economics. According to these approaches, “reproductive” labor generates economic values and can, be considered “productive”. The paper presents an assessment of the economic value of this labor. This is at the same time the value that women invest in the reproduction of the household/family, in the future labor force and society. It is a value that is appropriated by women and represents a measure of their exploitation in the private sphere, as well as in the public sphere of social reproduction of capitalism. Feminist approaches offer a variety of solutions to this social injustice, from the wage for domestic work to a model of universal care that has also the potential to transform the sphere of paid work and connect the two spheres. The left oriented political parties of the European Parliament recognize the importance of the topic, and have contributed to the adoption of the EU ‘Reconciliation Directive’. This is still far from the transformation gender relations, but it is a step forward. Among the domestic left political parties, awareness of the problem is present in the non-parliamentary Social Democratic Union, which has no influence on official policies.

Distribution Route Optimization by Utilizing Saving Matrix: Case Study In. Limas Raga Inti Bandung

Author(s): Rizal Putranto,Ratih Hendayani / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2014

Along with the government's policy to convert from kerosene to LPG gas, LPG consumer demand is increasing. It requires the LPG distributors to be able to meet the needs of its customers. PT. Limas Raga Inti is an authorized distributor company PT. Pertamina LPG product devoted to distribute 12 kg. The company's main commitment is to provide the best service to the consumer. One of the efforts to improve the quality of service is to provide optimization of the distribution process. Optimization can be done by determining the distribution of the matrix saving method to obtain the optimal route. The purpose of the optimization of route determination is to provide effectiveness and efficiency of the distribution process. Effectiveness and efficiency can be seen with the speed of delivery time and can overcome the problems that exist in the company. In the process of determining the route to saving matrix, is done in the consumer sorting method which has produced the nearest neighbor and nearest the insert. Then do the repair method using 2-opt and or-opt in order to provide the best route to the selected proposal. Furthermore, the delivery time will be calculated based on the productivity of the proposal and indicating the optimal route. The results of this study are are 4 routes proposed by sorting nearest neighbor method with a total delivery time of 10 hours 30 minutes for 100 customers spread in the distribution area D14. The resulting productivity by 85.11%.

Utilizing the Dark Social and Echo Rooms in the Expense of Truth: The Case of “Clubhouse” (Celebritizenship vs. Citizenship)

Author(s): Mehmet Selahattin Okuroğlu,Turancan Şirvanli / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2021

Political communication is prominent in its role and essential for the political system in any models of public sovereignty. The problem of this paper is to discuss the political potential of dark social networks which can be recognized as closed virtual spaces, where personals are selected by others and then select others. Clubhouse seems to be a perfect subject of dark social however, the platform should be considered with the emerging ones following its example. Any political potential and supporting feature for public sphere can be existed with contradictions from consumer society and life-styles. First, social network platforms and Internet communities based on them are mainly commercial and it is not possible to be sure that platform owners would not make profit from the data obtained from users. Second, commodification prevails not only for platforms themselves but also communication and users are commodified. The situation can be considered as a consequence of the mediatization in late-modern societies. Looking through the current samples and depended on the critics of modernity, this paper concludes that structural logic of dark social networks oppresses any potential for political criticism. In this context, massive admiration for life-styles and popular culture results in celebritization and the rise of celebritizenship against citizenship.