World-systems analysis: a "hard core" and a protective belt

The purpose of this article is revealing of the theoretical bases of the world-systems analysis. Generalizations have been made from the point of view of model of "research programmes" of I.Lakatos. This approach allows revealing an axiomatic part of a paradigm, and its auxiliary concepts and hypotheses. In structure of a "hard core" of the world-systems analysis contains a principle of the external bases of social dynamics, a principle of econom-sentrisme, a principle of " necessary backwardness », and a principle of "pyramid". In structure of « a protective belt » of the world-systems analysis contains: the concept considering kinds of world systems, the concept of non-uniform dynamics of accumulation of the capital, the concept of noncapitalistic ways inside of capitalism, and also cyclic models of accumulation of the capital. The principle of "pyramid" designate, that the logic of accumulation of the capital is those, that the hierarchy inside of the World-Economy is always kept. Inside of each of steps of a pyramid « the pyramidal proportion » repeats: the more close to a Core of the World-Economy, the more commercial monopolism, and less a market competition, a Redistribution, and a Reciprocity. In this article is formulated the concept of ways-equalisers which "will amortize" process of accumulation of the capital and provoke effect of "structural backwardness". Models of cycles of accumulation of the capital can be used as a way of an explanation of regional and world social dynamics.

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