On the stability of racial capitalism

Kofi Bright, Liam ORCID: 0000-0001-5450-8748, Gabriel, Nathan, O'Connor, Cailin and Táíwò, Olúfémi O. (2025) On the stability of racial capitalism. Ergo, 12. ISSN 2330-4014

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Abstract

What is the connection between capitalism and racial hierarchy? In line with the tradition known as ‘the theory of racial capitalism’ we show that the latter can functionally support the former. As a social construction, race has just those features which allow it to facilitate the sort of stable, inequitable distributions of resources that tend to emerge in capitalist systems. We support this claim using techniques from evolutionary game theory and cultural evolutionary theory, and end by discussing the normative political consequences of this relationship.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
Subjects:	J Political Science H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
Date Deposited:	15 Aug 2025 10:24
Last Modified:	15 Aug 2025 10:24
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/129138

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