Violence and the global economy

Antonius C. G. M. Robben

Chapter 4 in Elgar Encyclopedia of Economic Anthropology, 2025, pp 152-156 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The global economy developed from the expansionism, colonialism and imperialism of European countries that subjected parts of the world through violence, exploitation and cultural domination. Violence and the global economy became closely entangled during the Cold War when superpowers competed for world hegemony and proxy wars were fought with revolutionary and decolonization movements. By the end of the 20th century, insurgencies emerged in Asia and Africa that sold gems, drugs and timber on the global market to purchase arms from illicit traffickers. These local insurgencies made way for networked, armed organizations in the 21st century during the War on Terror. They exploited the internet to rally support and financed their operations through a global shadow economy of pillaged natural resources and archaeological artifacts. Nation-states obstructed the transnational flow of money, weapons and operatives to contain the globalized violence, and superpowers competed for supremacy in a multipolar world.

Keywords: Anthropocene; Argentina; Colonialism; Glocalization; Grotius; Resistance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035312566
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