Chaos? Disorder? The fundamental upheaval of global capitalism born from structural change!
π Summary
The global upheaval triggered by the COVID crisis and the Ukraine war signifies not merely routine changes, but a fundamental transformation of the core structures of the global geo-political economic order itself—geopolitics, energy, monetary and financial systems, and democratic political regimes. This structural change engenders the destruction of the existing order, creating a state of disorder or disorganization.
π Why It Matters! (Significance and Context)
To understand the rapid changes currently transforming global capitalism, a fundamental perspective of structural change is essential. Robert Cox, a master of international politics, defined the essence of geo-political economics as the study of structural change. This represents an insurmountable framework for human behavior and social change, signifying the ‘boundary of what is possible’. As long as the structure remains intact, changes within it do not undermine the order itself. However, when the structure itself changes, it leads to the destruction of the existing order—that is, disorder—enabling even absurd events previously unimaginable. Therefore, distinguishing the current chaotic global situation as either a temporary phenomenon or a fundamental structural change is critically important for gaining a long-term perspective.
π₯ Key Points (Key takeaways)
1️⃣ Understanding the Three Core Structures of the Geopolitical Economic Order
- Focus on the three domains forming the fundamental framework of the modern world: Geopolitics and Energy, Currency and Financial Order, and Democratic Political Institutions.
- Geopolitics and Energy: Energy, the foundation of modern industrial civilization, is concentrated in specific regions like oil. Its management and distribution of access rights are determined by the geopolitical logic of major powers. The entire world inevitably moves according to this geopolitical structure.
- Monetary and Financial Order: In highly developed capitalist civilization, who creates and circulates money, and how, is critically important. This is constrained by the ironclad logical structure of currency and finance.
- Democratic Political Institutions: The organizing principle in the political sphere for resolving complex problems and conflicts and pooling power, serving as the final solution, often called the ‘structure of structures’.
2️⃣ The Meaning of Structural Change and Order Disruption
- ‘Structure’ is the boundary of what is possible, and general changes within it often reinforce order.
- However, changes to the structure itself are qualitatively different from ordinary changes; like causing a ripple effect throughout an entire building, they lead to the destruction of the existing order itself, i.e., disorder.
- In the phase of structural change, it is crucial to emphasize that the very limits of what is possible shift. (Examples: An absurd figure becoming president of a major power; currency circulation defying economic textbooks; drones destroying tanks, etc.)
3️⃣ Tracking Structural Change: The Importance of the Historical Method
- It points out that energy geopolitics, monetary and financial order, and democratic institutions inevitably corrode and collapse over time due to inherent design flaws and contradictions.
- The historical method distinguishes between everyday changes and fundamental changes to the structure itself, serving to track and reconstruct the process of that structural change.
- This provides a benchmark to distinguish, amidst the current chaotic phenomena, which are temporary shifts and which are long-term, fundamental changes that will reshape the world.
π In summary
The great upheavals and disorder unfolding in the world today represent a critical situation where the core structures themselves underpinning the geopolitical economic order are changing, transcending routine fluctuations. These core structures are geopolitics and energy, monetary and financial order, and democratic political institutions. Fundamental changes in these structures are altering the limits of what is possible and leading to the destruction of existing order. To properly analyze this complex reality and gain long-term perspective, it is essential to focus on the dimension of this structural change and trace its historical process, rather than becoming mired in short-term phenomena. Therefore, insightful analysis addressing structural change is crucial for those seeking to understand the current state of disorder and prepare for the future, emphasizing that this is a core research subject of geopolitical economics.
π·️ Keywords
#structuralchange #disorder #globalorder #geopolitics #energy #monetaryfinancialorder #democraticpoliticalinstitutions #structuralfluctuation
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π₯ ν΅μ¬ ν¬μΈνΈ (Key takeaways)
1️⃣ μ§κ΅¬μ μΉ κ²½μ μ§μμ μΈ κ°μ§ ν΅μ¬ ꡬ쑰 μ΄ν΄
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2️⃣ ꡬ쑰 λ³νμ μλ―Έμ μ§μ νκ΄΄
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π μ 리νλ©΄
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#ꡬ쑰λ³ν #μ§μμμ #무μ§μ #κΈλ‘λ²μ§μ #μ§μ ν #μλμ§ #ν΅νκΈμ΅μ§μ #λ―Όμ£Όμ£Όμμ μΉμ λ #ꡬ쑰λ³λ
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