An historical analysis of state capitalism through structural transformation: the case of Uzbekistan

Lombardozzi, Lorena

Abstract

Structural transformation is widely recognized for being instrumental to the betterment of socio-economic conditions of low and middle-income countries. Yet, its transformative outcome is often conditional on the creation and distribution of surplus value realized by the state. By expanding the understanding of state-led systems of accumulation in Uzbekistan, the article offers a three-fold contribution. First, it strengthens the theoretical linkages between the debate on primitive socialist accumulation and state-led accumulation to understand today’s strategies of structural transformation. Second, it argues for the need to look at the inter-temporal and contextual structures in which social agents and interests interact within the dominant logic of state-led accumulation. Finally, it uses the case of Uzbekistan to show how pre- and neoliberal forms of state-led accumulation led to distinctive social and economic outcomes of structural transformation.

Citation

Lombardozzi, L. (online). An historical analysis of state capitalism through structural transformation: the case of Uzbekistan. Globalizations, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2023.2221094

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 30, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Jun 19, 2023
• Deposit Date: Sep 27, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 27, 2024
• Journal: Globalizations
• Print ISSN: 1474-7731
• Electronic ISSN: 1474-774X
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 1-17
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2023.2221094
• Keywords: Market transition; state capitalism; accumulation; structural transformation; Uzbekistan
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14747731.2023.2221094