Abstract

GOMES BARBOSA, Glaudionor. IMPERIALISM, CAPITALISM AND THE BOURGEOISIE REVISITING THE THEORETICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF JOSEPH SCHUMPETER AND HANNAH ARENDT. colomb.int. [online]. 2009, n.70, pp.145-165. ISSN 0121-5612.

The article has as its main motivation and justification the proposition that the analyses about imperialism are still relevant at the present time and they need to occupy, with more frequency, the social scientists' calendar. To this end, the objective of the work is to discuss the approaches to imperialism of Schumpeter and Hannah Arendt. I use the comparative method, in the sense of seeking the most important elements of each focus, and comparing them. It is a treatment of the theoretical and bibliographical research based on the authors' own intellectual work, thus avoiding the commentators' points of view. When looking to understand his object, the work did not just try to compare the theories of Schumpeter and Arendt, but it makes an attempt to turn to the historical concept, bringing to the surface important contributions such as those of Hobson (1985 [1894]), Luxemburg (1976 [1913]), Lenin (2007 [1916]) and Magdoff (1978 [1969]). The primary results obtained are that Schumpeter's theories do not possess historical nor factual substantiation, while those of Arendt, do not explain the phenomenon separately, but they do contribute in a robust way to the understanding of some of their aspects.

Keywords : capitalism; imperialism; theory; Schumpeter; Arendt.

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