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Social Structures of Accumulation in a Semiperiphery Country

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  • Sadık Kılıç

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This article claims that the world-system approach can serve as a mediating force in understanding the social structure(s) of accumulation (SSA) dynamics in Turkey. The argument for using the world-system approach has two complementary supports. First, the Turkish SSAs are driven by the capitalist world economy. As such, the author focuses on Turkey’s Westernization efforts and dependency on core countries and international organizations under their control. Second, domestic struggles and political decisions related to the Turkish SSAs are not limited to the main variables of the SSA theory, such as labor-capital conflict, profit rate, and economic crises. Thus, the author shows that phenomena such as the religion-secularity conflict, the struggle between anti-imperialism and anticommunism, and military interventions are crucial in SSA formations. In support of this argumentation, the author discusses the regulationist and neoliberal SSAs in Turkey. JEL Classification: J50, J08, B51, P16

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  • Sadık Kılıç, 2022. "Social Structures of Accumulation in a Semiperiphery Country," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 54(4), pages 501-519, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:54:y:2022:i:4:p:501-519
    DOI: 10.1177/04866134221116683
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    Keywords

    social structure of accumulation (SSA); world-system theory; Turkey; neoliberalism;
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    JEL classification:

    • J50 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - General
    • J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
    • B51 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Socialist; Marxian; Sraffian
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State

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