English translation: tendency to unbridled accumulation
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French to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
French term or phrase:dérives d'accaparement convulsif
Depuis la fin de la seconde Guerre mondiale , l’Humanité a connu une période de progrés et de développement sans précédent.
Or , malgré l’ idéal de justice et d’égalité caractérisant le Monde occidental dans la deuxième moitié du XXème siècle, force est de constater que les bénéfices de l’évolution sont loin d’avoir concerné les populations dans leur ensemble , avec équité, sans clivages ni exclusions. .
En fait, quelles qu’aient été les tentatives d’amélioration de l’équité sociale et d’une meilleure répartition des acquis du progrès , en respect de la justice sociale , des réactions quasi instinctives se sont manifestées et se sont opposées à qu’il soit mis un terme au dérives d’accaparement convulsif et de volonté de dominance des uns ; au détriment de leurs congénères nationaux ou étrangers.
Explanation: Even "unbridled" is weaker than "convulsif", but it's the word Marx used.
"revolution, especially those of Marx and Skocpol, in order to explain ..... unbridled accumulation of wealth and power (with important implica- ..."
sociology.as.nyu.edu/docs/IO/233/ts94.pdf
"à qu’il soit mis un terme"- I don't understand this.
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ingrained tendency to accumulate
Explanation: I'm wondering if this alludes to the Marxist analysis of capitalism developing through accumulation and becoming more "monopolised" in terms of its structure (accaparement can cover both meanings)and the subsequent inequalities this generates.
So, in short, postwar attempts to create a development path marked by a more equitable distribution of the fruits of economic progress still meets opposition from forces which would "deflect" things back to the "dynamic" of accumulation and monopolisation that Marx said underlined capitalist development (see "primitive accumulation).
This is probably as convoluted as the source text, but hope it helps.
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Or maybe for the last bit: "forces which resist attempts to counter the (capitalism's) underlying tendency to gravitate towards a development path characterised by accumulation and increased monopolisation/concentration"
John Peterson Local time: 22:45 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 19
Explanation: Even "unbridled" is weaker than "convulsif", but it's the word Marx used.
"revolution, especially those of Marx and Skocpol, in order to explain ..... unbridled accumulation of wealth and power (with important implica- ..."
sociology.as.nyu.edu/docs/IO/233/ts94.pdf
B D Finch France Local time: 23:45 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 39
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Difficult to choose. Many thanks to everybody for their help.
Reference information: Hi
This may not be exactly what you are after but
dérive = move towards/
accaparement = monopoly/seizure
Globalization
As the 19th century ended, what would become the chaos, convulsions, ... the world seems again to be moving toward the “chaos and convulsions” that ... www.dougdowd.org/NewFiles/articles/asa.html - 60k - Cached - Similar pages
I appreciate it is not the best reference in the world :-)
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COOPERATVE PEACE: Chapter XV
The movement toward monopoly characterizes the prevalent business system, ... of the world, moving mankind toward its ultimate and fatal impoverishment. .... They seem not to know that cooperation is in operation all around them and ...
abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/coopc15.html - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
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I suppose your sentence should read
mis un terme auX dérives...
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Noam Chomsky - 5 Books
I doubt whether Great Britain could avoid convulsions." The same monopoly power neutralized British opposition to the conquest of the Oregon territory. ... www.scribd.com/word/fragment/34415322/4328/Noam-Chomsky-5-B... - 34k - Cached - Similar pages
liz askew United Kingdom Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 32
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