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Capitalist World-Economy, Globalization, and Violence

Implications for Criminology and Social Justice

East Tennessee State University, Johnson City

During the past two decades, neoliberal economic policies have been enacted in many peripheral regions of the world. Neoliberalism promotes free trade, deregulation, privatization, and welfare reduction; however, it does not call for state rescission of social control and legal coercion. Global capitalism has asserted itself as the dominant force in modernity. It transcends the nation-state system. For example, the United States was the primary hegemon throughout much of the 20th century. Yet since the appearance of global capitalism, transnational corporations now dominate the world-economy. Wealth is heavily concentrated in the hands of an elite capitalist class. The resultant income inequality, coupled with increased state surveillance and formal control, increases structural violence throughout the periphery. The purpose of this article is to examine the structural inequalities in the Americas, while presenting possible solutions to the neoliberal crisis from a social justice perspective.

Key Words: world-economy • modernity • globalization • neoliberalism • violence • social justice

International Criminal Justice Review, Vol. 16, No. 1, 24-44 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1057567705284480


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