From Marx to market and back again: Performing the economy

Abstract

This article argues for a more constructive dialogue between political–economic and other heterodox economic approaches to capitalist markets. Arguing that political economists' suspicion of "techno-cultural" approaches is overstated, and drawing closely on the work of David Harvey, the article explores the potential for one particular such approach – that which emphasizes the "performativity" of markets – to contribute towards one particular variant of political economy: the classical political economy of Marx.