DAVID HARVEYEV NEOIMPERIJALIZAM U DOBA LIBERALNOG KAPITALIZMA / DAVID HARVEY’S NEO-IMPERIALISM IN THE TIME OF LIBERAL CAPITALISM

Abstract

In this paper, I talk about capitalist (neo)imperialism and its immanent connection with the basic social aspects of the (neo)liberal order. Starting from the ideas of David Harvey, I want to prove the connection of capitalism and its basic principles with the oligarchization of society and the imperialist practices that arise from such developments. I give a historical account of the origin and development of capitalist imperialism. I pay special attention to neoliberalism and the way it was formed, which is connected with the interests of the narrow strata. This necessarily entails a discussion of the role of the state and the real center of political decision-making. The central part of the paper, therefore, is focused on the analysis of the real social forces and the presentation of facts that support the thesis that the narrow economic elite is the real decision maker in the modern (neo)liberal capitalist society. By defining the narrow economic layer and giving the basic mechanisms of its reproduction, consolidation and ways of its solidarity, I explain the basic procedures that the political forces have undergone. I supplement the above stated with an explication of the ideological mechanisms of producing consent and legitimation of foreign imperialist operations.