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Sanitizing a crisis: The three dimensions of an enhanced regime of accumulation
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Abstract In many western countries the Covid crisis has evolved from a public health crisis toward an economic crisis. Spain was no exception. Crises are always key moments in the reconfiguration of the role of the state, as this takes on new domains and functions. Conceiving state’s role as a triad helps us understanding its functioning. From the initial stage, state work has been intense in order to mitigate its effects. But the Spanish particularity is the specific articulation of state apparatuses. As in previous crises, Spain has deployed a significant activity to police the public order. The policing of public spaces was tailored to ensure the economic apparatuses remain unchallenged. A new mode of regulation has been established to allow an enhanced regime of capital accumulation through different financial instruments. Despite the frequent neglect of ideological state apparatuses, this paper exposes how relevant they are in moments of impasse to produce a new moral economy reassuring the hegemonic project of the elites.
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BERNAT, Ignasi and CUTILLAS, Sergi. Sanitizing a crisis: The three dimensions of an enhanced regime of accumulation. Law & Policy. 2023. Vol. 45, num. 3, pags. 414-429. ISSN 0265-8240. [consulted: 7 of October of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/212917