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This article examines contemporary Marxist debates concerning the expansion of international capitalism. Marx's legacy concerning the progressiveness of capitalism but the specificity of the 'English transition' & the inequalities of the international division of labour are briefly outlined, before moving on to an examination of how these two contrasting legacies have been developed. The first development related to theories of imperialism, which have recently enjoyed a resurgence in the context of the unilateralist policies of the Bush administration in the United States (US). These views are then contrasted to theories of capitalist globalization, associated in different ways with theories of transnational capitalism, post-imperialism & Empire. The article criticizes both approaches -- theories of imperialism neglect the significance of independence for post-colonial states & the interdependence of 'free trade', while theories of globalization neglect the continued significance of nation-states & the US in particular, & exaggerate the 'transnationality' of capital. An alternative approach is then outlined which attempts to provide a historically grounded theory of uneven development, based on the global concentration of capital & current dominance of financial capital, & the local specificity of capitalist development, as well as the continued importance of the nation-state, & one state in particular. 105 References. Adapted from the source document.

Examines the anticapitalist movement evidenced by recent protests in Seattle, Washington, Genoa, & elsewhere. Classic neoliberal arguments in favor of global free trade are explored & rejected. A discussion of neoclassical Marxist approaches that emerged in the 1970s argues that Meghnad Desai (2000, 2001) is wrong about both Marx & the contemporary global economy. It is maintained that the push for global free trade is part of the tendency of capital to invade more & more aspects of social life, which leads to uneven & unequal development. Ways in which debates about the World Trade Organization illuminate the case against free trade are examined to argue that promotion of, & resistance to, global free trade & increased commodification are part of a renewed "double movement." Alternatives to globalization proposed by the anticapitalist movement focus on deglobalization. Although the movement is more anti-neoliberal than anticapitalist, it should be supported because the reform of global capitalism could help bring about more successful capitalist development in some parts of the world. 93 References. J. Lindroth

A review essay on ten books discussing the nuts & bolts of globalization. The article highlights issues related to globalization's structure in terms of geography & social space, as well as emerging resistance to it, with an eye toward the agency of social movements & localisms. J. R. Callahan

This article examines recent World Bank reports on the role of the state in the development process, with particular reference to the rise of the East Asian NICs and the crisis of 'governance' in sub-Saharan Africa. The concepts of market friendly intervention and good governance are critically discussed, and are found to be inadequate as explanations for East Asian 'success' and African 'failure'. An alternative explanation for the rise of the NICs is presented, which draws out some of the implications for the developing world.

This article examines the impasse in development studies and takes issue with the contention that the roots of this impasse lie in the work of Marx. It does so by examining orthodox and structuralist versions of Marxism, and argues that these determinist approaches actually fetishise, in Marx's sense, social reality. This argument is outlined by an extended examination of the historical and social significance of the transition from feudalism to capitalism in England. It is also argued that post Marxism, in replacing a theoretical determinism with an atheoretical empiricism, has not necessarily transcended the impasse. Finally, some suggestions are made for transcending the impasse in development studies.