Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaCapitalist reconfiguration. The rise of China and the position of South America in the world economy
The capitalist system in its historical evolution has created different institutional and spatiotemporal fixes to guarantee its sustainability. The contemporary fix, which enabled the reproduction of capital through global production chains, generated unprecedented changes. For the first time, the d...
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2023
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| author | Lauxmann, Carolina T. Trevignani, Manuel F. |
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| description | The capitalist system in its historical evolution has created different institutional and spatiotemporal fixes to guarantee its sustainability. The contemporary fix, which enabled the reproduction of capital through global production chains, generated unprecedented changes. For the first time, the dynamic center of accumulation is located in a peripheral space: East Asia, led by China since the beginning of the century. This article, based on bibliographic and statistical data, analyzes the characteristics of the aforementioned fix and the specificities of the East Asian countries that allowed them to increase capital accumulation and improve their position in the global economy. The implications of the rise of this region for the capitalist system and for South America are also examined. It is concluded that South American countries have not been able to develop after their integration into globalized production; they reinforced their specialization in low-value and low-complexity activities. The rise of East Asia seems to intensify this dynamic. However, while the new scenario generates global disputes that reposition the accumulation in national and macro-regional spaces, it opens opportunities to qualify the international position of the South American region through its productive integration. |
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| spelling | urvio-article-58342023-06-01T12:32:42Z Capitalist reconfiguration. The rise of China and the position of South America in the world economy Reconfiguración capitalista. El ascenso de China y la posición de Sudamérica en la economía mundial Reconfiguração capitalista. A ascensão da China e as possibilidades de desenvolvimento para a América do Sul Lauxmann, Carolina T. Trevignani, Manuel F. South America global production chains China development capitalist reconfiguration América del Sur cadenas globales de producción China desarrollo reconfiguración capitalista The capitalist system in its historical evolution has created different institutional and spatiotemporal fixes to guarantee its sustainability. The contemporary fix, which enabled the reproduction of capital through global production chains, generated unprecedented changes. For the first time, the dynamic center of accumulation is located in a peripheral space: East Asia, led by China since the beginning of the century. This article, based on bibliographic and statistical data, analyzes the characteristics of the aforementioned fix and the specificities of the East Asian countries that allowed them to increase capital accumulation and improve their position in the global economy. The implications of the rise of this region for the capitalist system and for South America are also examined. It is concluded that South American countries have not been able to develop after their integration into globalized production; they reinforced their specialization in low-value and low-complexity activities. The rise of East Asia seems to intensify this dynamic. However, while the new scenario generates global disputes that reposition the accumulation in national and macro-regional spaces, it opens opportunities to qualify the international position of the South American region through its productive integration. El sistema capitalista, en su evolución histórica, ha creado diferentes arreglos institucionales y espacio-temporales para garantizar su sostenibilidad. El arreglo contemporáneo, que habilitó la reproducción del capital a través de encadenamientos productivos globales, generó cambios sin precedentes. Por primera vez, el centro dinámico de acumulación se ubicó en un espacio periférico: el este asiático, liderado por China desde inicios de siglo. El presente artículo, sobre la base de la revisión bibliográfica y estadística, analiza las características de ese arreglo y las especificidades de los países del este asiático que les permitieron dinamizar la acumulación y mejorar su posición en la economía global. También examina las implicancias del ascenso de esa región en la dinámica del sistema capitalista y en la posición de América del Sur dentro de él. Se concluye que los países sudamericanos no han podido salir de la periferia a partir de su integración a la producción globalizada; esta reforzó su especialización en actividades de bajo valor y escasa complejidad. El ascenso del este asiático pareciera agravar la situación. Sin embargo, en tanto genera disputas globales que reposicionan la acumulación en espacios nacionales y macrorregionales, abre posibilidades para que la región cualifique su posición internacional a través de su integración productiva. A acumulação de capital é uma das características marcantes do sistema capitalista. Ao longo de sua evolução histórica, diferentes arranjos institucionais e espaço-temporais foram se configurando para lhe dar sustentabilidade. O arranjo contemporâneo, que possibilitou a reprodução do capital por meio de cadeias produtivas globais, possibilitou, pela primeira vez na história, o centro dinâmico da acumulação na periferia, especificamente no Leste Asiático. O artigo examina esse processo de reconfiguração capitalista em três níveis de análise. Primeiramente, detalha as particularidades do arranjo contemporâneo vigente desde o final do século XX. Em segundo lugar, evidencia empiricamente o dinamismo da região asiática no quadro desse arranjo. Em terceiro lugar, analisa as implicações que a ascensão desta região apresenta para o desenvolvimento da América do Sul. Conclui que o peso crescente do Leste Asiático, e particularmente da China, aguça a posição periférica da América do Sul, ao mesmo tempo em que estimula a participação em cadeias que tendem a aprofundar sua especialização produtiva em atividades de baixo valor e baixa complexidade. Da mesma forma, reconhece que a ascensão asiática abre espaços para desenvolver cadeias produtivas regionais que permitam qualificar sua inserção na produção global. FLACSO - Sede Ecuador 2023-05-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/epub+zip https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/5834 10.17141/urvio.36.2023.5834 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; No. 36 (2023): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (mayo-agosto); 45-65 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; Núm. 36 (2023): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (mayo-agosto); 45-65 1390-4299 1390-3691 10.17141/urvio.36.2023 spa https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/5834/4468 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/5834/4401 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/5834/4402 Derechos de autor 2023 Carolina T. 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| spellingShingle | Lauxmann, Carolina T. Trevignani, Manuel F. Capitalist reconfiguration. The rise of China and the position of South America in the world economy |
| title | Capitalist reconfiguration. The rise of China and the position of South America in the world economy |
| title_full | Capitalist reconfiguration. The rise of China and the position of South America in the world economy |
| title_fullStr | Capitalist reconfiguration. The rise of China and the position of South America in the world economy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Capitalist reconfiguration. The rise of China and the position of South America in the world economy |
| title_short | Capitalist reconfiguration. The rise of China and the position of South America in the world economy |
| title_sort | capitalist reconfiguration. the rise of china and the position of south america in the world economy |
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