Abstract
The paper introduces the concept and social current of capitalist dictatorship to the broader sociological audience, aside from Marxist sociology. It conceptualizes, specifies and exemplifies capitalist dictatorship in the form of a mostly neoclassical economic and non-Marxist sociological conceptualization. Generally, it advances a conceptualization in terms of dictatorial rule of capital over non-capital, which it derives from neoclassical economic and non-Marxist sociological frameworks rather than the Marxist framework. Particularly, the paper conceptualizes capitalist dictatorship in terms of autocracy, oligarchy and plutocracy and kleptocracy within capitalism in accordance with neoclassical and non-Marxist frameworks. Also, it briefly outlines additional neoclassical economic and non-Marxist sociological conceptualizations in terms of dynasty, anarchy, conservative penal-police states and theocracies, fascist regimes, military dictatorships and warfare states in capitalism. The paper aims to contribute to better conceptualizing, theorizing and understanding capitalist dictatorship and represents one of the first attempts in this direction in the broader sociological literature, apart from Marxist sociology.
Recommended Citation
Zafirovski, Milan Z.
(2022)
"The Social Current Of Capitalist Dictatorship? Neoclassical Economic And Non-Marxist Sociological Conceptualization,"
Journal of Ideology: Vol. 41:
No.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/ji/vol41/iss1/2