Seven Theses on Capitalism and the Coronavirus: A View from Guatemala
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56785/ripc.v2i1.56Keywords:
depression, education, democracy, rule of law, cultureAbstract
Capitalism in Guatemala is marked by the absence of democratization of capital, hence, since its inception, it has been characterized by developing processes of social exclusion that characterize the majority of the population, which is why a less exclusive capitalism has not been developed. and economically competitive. The following article is an approach to the Guatemalan national reality, especially capitalism and the coronavirus. In this sense, it joins other efforts that are being made in Latin America and Guatemala in particular, at least. One of the ideas is that the health crisis that our country is going through is explained by not having a strengthened public health system. Another of the key ideas is that capitalism shows a tendency towards the disappearance of human work, due to the growing development of artificial intelligence. In this article we intend to analyze some categories of capitalism and the coronavirus that also affects Guatemala and venture to propose some theses. In addition, the need to use the dialectical method is proposed as the best tool to explain how the outbreak of the pandemic has exposed the harsh reality of underdevelopment in our country. And, finally, the writing intends to reveal the national reality and subject it to critical scrutiny with Guatemalan society.
Downloads
References
Bautista, R. (2020) La pandemia como arma geopolítica. Resumen Latinoamericano 2020.
Foucault, M. (1975). Vigilar y Castigar: nacimiento de la prisión. Buenos Aires: Siglo XXI Editores Argentina.
Foucault, M. (1976). Defender la sociedad, trad. Horario Pons, Buenos Aires: Fondo de Cultura Económica.
Foucault, M. (1979). Nacimiento de la Biopolítica, trad. Horacio Pons, Buenos Aires: Fondo de Cultura Económica.
Poulantzas, N. (1973) Fascismo y dictadura, México, Siglo XXI.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2020 Hugo Rafael López-Mazariegos
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.