Assessing Elias on Marx in a neoliberal age

• Autores: Steven Loyal
• Localización: Política y sociedad, ISSN-e 1988-3129, ISSN 1130-8001, Vol. 50, Nº 2, 2013, págs. 581-599
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper assesses Elias�s recently published critique of Marx written in the 1960swithin the contemporary context of neo-liberalism. Based on a chapter written by Elias and intended for publication in What is Sociology? (1978) it argues that although Elias�s makes some acute and penetrating points in his assessment of Marx, on occasion he caricatures Marx�s arguments, and at other times recapitulates common erroneous criticisms. It argues that Elias�s position is actually closer to Marx than his misjudged criticisms suggest, and that both writers, despite their differences, have a particular relevance in the current neo-liberalism context characterised simultaneously by increasing global interdependencies and a �de-civilising� spurt