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THE TIME-SPACES OF CAPITALISM: SUZANNE DE BRUNHOFF AND MONETARY THOUGHT AFTER MARX

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2021

Laurent Baronian
Laurent Baronian*
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Laurent Baronian: CEPN, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord.
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Corresponding author. E-mail: laurent.lousbaronian@univ-paris13.fr
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Abstract

The paper is dedicated to Suzanne de Brunhoff’s monetary thought and shows how her analysis of very concrete monetary and financial problems of her time led her to develop the most innovative contributions to Marxist theory of money since classical Marxism. Concepts such as non-contemporaneity of capitalism with itself, pseudo-social validation, conflict centralization, or State management of money and labor power reflect her profound analysis of the ways capitalism generates very particular relations to space and time. By looking at this spatio-temporal dimension of de Brunhoff’s concepts, this paper aims to reveal the novelty, power, and fruitfulness of her monetary analysis. The first part of the paper seeks to define the meaning of the concept of general equivalent, drawing on her reading of Karl Marx’s Capital, before situating her approach in relation to institutionalist theories of money. The second part considers de Brunhoff’s analysis of the particular time-spaces of capitalism.

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Journal of the History of Economic Thought , Volume 43 , Issue 3 , September 2021 , pp. 420 - 432
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© The History of Economics Society, 2021

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The author thanks the two anonymous referees for their thoughtful reading of the first version of this paper and their insightful suggestions for the final version.

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