Is neoliberalism a new social structure of accumulation (SSA)? The attempt to answer this question leads to possible reconceptualizations of SSA theory. These include alternating structures of regulation and the free market, and institutions created as a result of the temporary stabilization of class and intraclass conflicts among industry, finance, and labor. Thus neoliberalism is not a new SSA, but rather a stage of capitalism based upon the (temporary) dominance of capital over labor.
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