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What is the nature of The Double Movement?

  • Dialectical process

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The Double Movement is a dialectical process that involves the tension between the capitalist market and the state. The state can be seen as a tool used by the capitalist class to regulate the market and maintain the conditions for capital accumulation. However, the state can also be seen as a potential site of resistance to capitalism. The Double Movement is the process of this tension playing out over time.
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