In this paper I explore some aspects of the rotations between social structures and social struggles, within the context of an overall conceptualisation of the anatomy of capitalist societies. I argue that such societies should be viewed as comprising three interdependent and dissimilar sets of social relations, the economy, civil society and the state I then examine some of the interrelations between social struggles and changes in social structures. I analyse in particular the logic of collective class actions, and the variety of unintended consequences of such actions.
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