Subject: Re: M-TH: regulationists? Date: Thu, 2 Oct 97 10:34:18 -0000 From: Bill Cochrane <wrc1961-AT-midland.co.nz> G'day Erik You write >Alo Bill, >Better yet, could you explain this new comer into the world of theories just >que de la fregada is the regulation school? > >Erik Carlos Toren Valladares >Edinburg, TX >USA Not an easy question to answer, The regulation school isnt monolith of established theory and solidified dogma ( apoint Jessop captures well in "Regulation theories in retrospect and prospect".) rather its a number of trends that share a similar perspective, some common terminology, and a concern with the seemingly paradoxical fact that while capitalist reproduction is a contradictory and crisis prone process periods of prolonged relative stability ( in terms of the profit rate and the rate of accumulation) are historically observable. Though of Marxian origin, in that the original proponents of these views where French marxian economists reacting to Althussers Structuralism, the RS borrows freely from a number of sources, such as Kalecki, Keynes, and has become increasingly eclectic. Amin, A. (Ed.). (1994). Post-Fordism: A Reader. Oxford: Blackwells. Jessop, B. (1990). Regulation theories in retrospect and prospect. Economy and Society, 19(2), (pp.153-216). Lipietz, A. (1993). From Althusserianism to "Regulation Theory". In M. Sprinker & E. A. Kaplan (Eds.), The Althusserian Legacy, (pp. 99-138): Verso. Boyer, R. (1990). The Regulation School: A Critical Introduction. New York: St Martin's Press. Bill Cochrane Ngaruawahia New Zealand --- from list marxism-thaxis-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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