Thursday, July 15, 2010
Globalization and Commodity Fetishism
Based on the readings and lecture yesterday, 0ne might argue that globalization is the final development of commodity fetishism and capitalism. Like Marx's definition of commodity, globalization is "neutral" in that the only desired relationship is the development of consumer markets and producers who make products which they themselves may not consume, but are paid as little as possible.
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Final? An optimist!
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