Dying for the Economy: Disposable People and Economies of Death in the Global North

IF 1.5 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Eve Darian-Smith
{"title":"Dying for the Economy: Disposable People and Economies of Death in\n the Global North","authors":"Eve Darian-Smith","doi":"10.13169/STATECRIME.10.1.0061","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This essay explores the idea of dying for the economy that has been a proposition supported by President Trump and the Republican Party in discussions about how to reopen the economy in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and massive lockdowns While to most of us this seems like crazy talk, I argue that the loss of some peoples' lives in order to sustain a buoyant economy is a rationale acceptable to many in the corporate sector as well as their pro-business political partners I first explore theoretical discussions about biopolitics, necropolitics, and the long historical relationship between capitalism and death I then point to an emerging literature on \"economies of death\" and apply that to the opioid epidemic in the United States as an illustrative case of a \"necroeconomy\" I reflect upon parallels between the opioid epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic, turning to current debate in the United States about reopening the economy versus the associated public health risks of further lives being lost The rhetoric of these debates reflects widespread economic values that prioritize some lives over others, making explicit who is ultimately \"killable\" in the quest to return to a flourishing and efficient economy","PeriodicalId":42457,"journal":{"name":"State Crime","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"7","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"State Crime","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.13169/STATECRIME.10.1.0061","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 7

Abstract

This essay explores the idea of dying for the economy that has been a proposition supported by President Trump and the Republican Party in discussions about how to reopen the economy in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and massive lockdowns While to most of us this seems like crazy talk, I argue that the loss of some peoples' lives in order to sustain a buoyant economy is a rationale acceptable to many in the corporate sector as well as their pro-business political partners I first explore theoretical discussions about biopolitics, necropolitics, and the long historical relationship between capitalism and death I then point to an emerging literature on "economies of death" and apply that to the opioid epidemic in the United States as an illustrative case of a "necroeconomy" I reflect upon parallels between the opioid epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic, turning to current debate in the United States about reopening the economy versus the associated public health risks of further lives being lost The rhetoric of these debates reflects widespread economic values that prioritize some lives over others, making explicit who is ultimately "killable" in the quest to return to a flourishing and efficient economy
为经济而死:全球北方的可支配人口和死亡经济
这篇文章探讨了为经济而死的想法,这是特朗普总统和共和党在讨论如何在COVID-19大流行和大规模封锁的情况下重新开放经济时所支持的一个主张。我认为,为了维持繁荣的经济而牺牲一些人的生命,是企业部门的许多人以及他们的亲商政治伙伴都可以接受的一个理由。以及资本主义与死亡之间的长期历史关系,然后我指出了一种关于“死亡经济”的新兴文献,并将其应用于美国的阿片类药物流行,作为“死亡经济”的一个说明案例。我思考了阿片类药物流行与COVID-19大流行之间的相似之处,这些辩论的言辞反映了普遍的经济价值观,即优先考虑一些人的生命,而不是其他人的生命,明确指出,在寻求恢复繁荣和高效的经济的过程中,谁最终是“可杀的”
本文章由计算机程序翻译,如有差异,请以英文原文为准。
求助全文
约1分钟内获得全文 求助全文
来源期刊
State Crime
State Crime POLITICAL SCIENCE-
CiteScore
1.80
自引率
12.50%
发文量
2
×
引用
GB/T 7714-2015
复制
MLA
复制
APA
复制
导出至
BibTeX EndNote RefMan NoteFirst NoteExpress
×
提示
您的信息不完整,为了账户安全,请先补充。
现在去补充
×
提示
您因"违规操作"
具体请查看互助需知
我知道了
×
提示
确定
请完成安全验证×
copy
已复制链接
快去分享给好友吧!
我知道了
右上角分享
点击右上角分享
0
联系我们:info@booksci.cn Book学术提供免费学术资源搜索服务,方便国内外学者检索中英文文献。致力于提供最便捷和优质的服务体验。 Copyright © 2023 布克学术 All rights reserved.
京ICP备2023020795号-1
ghs 京公网安备 11010802042870号
Book学术文献互助
Book学术文献互助群
群 号:481959085
Book学术官方微信