In times of crisis, comparative capitalism analysis has difficulties differentiating crisis symptoms and effects from trends that may be more long-term. In this paper, I propose that by looking at the discursive strategies of central actors within the political economy, we may improve our understanding of capitalist trajectories. Drawing on Regulation Theory and Gramsci, the main empirical argument is that the French accumulation regime and its regulation are changing to a more explicitly export-oriented and financialised capitalism. This is underscored by the political project of capital-friendly austerity corresponding to a shift in the relationship of forces, the establishment of a neoliberal understanding of competitiveness, and the fading-out of purchasing power. The theoretical contribution of the paper is to integrate more closely critical discourse analysis with a critical political economy perspective.

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话语策略和变化

在危机时期，比较资本主义分析难以将危机症状和影响与可能更长期的趋势区分开来。在本文中，我建议通过观察政治经济中核心参与者的话语策略，我们可以提高对资本主义轨迹的理解。借鉴监管理论和葛兰西，主要的实证论点是法国的积累制度及其监管正在转变为更加明确的出口导向和金融化资本主义。与力量关系的转变、对竞争力的新自由主义理解的建立以及购买力的消退相对应的资本友好型紧缩政治项目强调了这一点。