Effectivity and limitation in Regulation Theory : toward analyses of the modern capitalism society

レギュラシオン リロン ノ ユウコウセイ ト ゲンカイ ゲンダイ シホン シュギ シャカイ ブンセキ ニムケテ

Seki, Yoshihiro

オオサカ ダイガク ニンゲン カガクブ シャカイガク ニンゲンガク ジンルイガク ケンキュウシツ

英語

レギュラシオン

社会闘争

妥協

ポスト・フォーディズム

capitalism society

regulation

social conflicts

compromises

post-fordism

This paper focuses on Regulation Theory as the first step of the analyses of the modern capitalism society. The basic recognition of this theory about capitalism is that; although it has a structural instability, it can make certain compromises among social groups from social conflicts, and get its temporary stability. With this recognition, it tries to study structures of capitalism and its principles of changes. Therefore this theory emphasizes on social conflicts. The result of compromises made in the course of them is the mode of regulation. The concept of regulation not only orients this process of making compromises at the macro-national level, but is a set of concepts that makes structural analyses at the micro level. Regulation Theory succeeded in analyses of fordism. However it misses those of post-fordism, because it does not think deeply of social conflicts. Thus when we think of this theory, we should theoretically define the roles of social meanings in social conflicts, and consider the changes of historical subjects.

英語