პოსტპანდემიური ეკონომიკა

The text advocates for a transition from capitalism to a post-capitalist market economy, drawing on the theories of Adam Smith and Karl Marx. It argues that the COVID-19 crisis demonstrated the necessity of state intervention and social solidarity, contrasting this with the failures of unregulated capitalism seen in the 2008 financial crisis. The author proposes a model based on three pillars: expanding the 'economy of care' and state regulation, establishing enterprises without capital-labor asymmetry (such as cooperatives), and implementing local markets using social currencies or service-based models to ensure ecological and social stability.

• The author distinguishes between 'the market' as a general exchange mechanism and 'capitalism' as a specific interpretation of the market, arguing that a post-capitalist economy is possible where the market remains but is "better controlled by state regulations" and "re-linked with society".
• The text identifies three core characteristics of a post-capitalist economy: 1) prioritizing social goals over shareholder profit and shifting toward local employment and flexibility; 2) creating enterprises without asymmetry between labor and capital, such as cooperatives (e.g., Mondragon in Spain or wind energy cooperatives); and 3) utilizing local markets with social currencies, time banks, or rental-based services to replace private accumulation with ecological efficiency.
• The document argues that capitalism inherently trends toward monopoly through the absorption of competitors and economies of scale, citing global companies like Unilever, Shell, Apple, and Google as modern examples of this tendency.

APA

van Staveren, I. (2021). პოსტპანდემიური ეკონომიკა. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/%e1%83%9e%e1%83%9d%e1%83%a1%e1%83%a2%e1%83%9e%e1%83%90%e1%83%9c%e1%83%93%e1%83%94%e1%83%9b%e1%83%98%e1%83%a3%e1%83%a0%e1%83%98-%e1%83%94%e1%83%99%e1%83%9d%e1%83%9c%e1%83%9d%e1%83%9b%e1%83%98%e1%83%99/

Chicago

van Staveren, Irene. პოსტპანდემიური ეკონომიკა. Green European Journal, 2021. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/%e1%83%9e%e1%83%9d%e1%83%a1%e1%83%a2%e1%83%9e%e1%83%90%e1%83%9c%e1%83%93%e1%83%94%e1%83%9b%e1%83%98%e1%83%a3%e1%83%a0%e1%83%98-%e1%83%94%e1%83%99%e1%83%9d%e1%83%9c%e1%83%9d%e1%83%9b%e1%83%98%e1%83%99/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{vanstaveren2021, author = {van Staveren, Irene}, title = {{პოსტპანდემიური ეკონომიკა}}, publisher = {Green European Journal}, year = {2021}, month = apr, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/%e1%83%9e%e1%83%9d%e1%83%a1%e1%83%a2%e1%83%9e%e1%83%90%e1%83%9c%e1%83%93%e1%83%94%e1%83%9b%e1%83%98%e1%83%a3%e1%83%a0%e1%83%98-%e1%83%94%e1%83%99%e1%83%9d%e1%83%9c%e1%83%9d%e1%83%9b%e1%83%98%e1%83%99/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }