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TEST: Review Dr. Wendy Brown "In the Ruins of Neoliberalism" and David Graeber "Debt: The First 5000 years" for ideas re: new sections to add to this article. Continue to collect sources until you get an idea of what specific subject you'd like to contribute.

Three sections I would potentially like to add:

-The creditor-debtor institution as economic violence (David Graeber, Wendy Brown, Munkirs); asset management firms as extension of this (Brett Christophers)

-"Land Grab" / commons-enclosure as economic violence, beginning with history of enclosure in medieval Europe and examples of this as an ongoing process (David Harvey, Vandana Shiva, Sylvia Federici)

-Forced marketization of "developing" nations with emphasis on global south as economic violence (Munkirs, Harvey, AK Press compilation)

Outline of proposed changes
ADDRESSING THE CONTENT GAP: The Economic Violence stub doesn't make a strong distinction between domestic violence and structural violence as they pertain to the definition of EV. I would like to 1. Make this distinction, 2. Add a segment which gives an overview of EV as a form of structural violence, 3. Integrate the preexisting section on EV against immigrants into this new segment.

RESTRUCTURING PLAN: Change introduction to indicate that "economic violence" may refer to obfuscated forms of structural violence, which is distinct from the form of domestic violence inflicted by one individual onto another. Insert my section on "Economic Violence as a Structural Phenomenon" below domestic violence definition. Experiment with integrating the preexisting section on economic violence against immigrants into the new section, which would consider it a form of "structural" economic violence. I think this will help the article to be a little more well-rounded. I think this would also invite further edits from someone who may be able to explain the "domestic violence" definition with more clarity.

NEW SEGMENT OUTLINE:

Sylvia Federici chapter: "From Commoning to Debt." Gives an overview of the trajectory of primitive accumulation from commons enclosure to contemporary financial instruments.

Vandana Shiva essay: Land Wars and the Great Land Grab. Provides concrete examples which could build upon Federici's theoretical framework.

David Harvey: gives broad analysis of primitive accumulation as an ongoing process / the political maneuvering, offshore wars, coups etc that were necessary to marketize nations in the global south. Use this book to demonstrate the perspective that "economic violence" is enforced with physical wars and violence.

David Graeber's Debt: supports idea that the violence described by Harvey is sanitized and legitimated through the institution of "the economy."

Wendy Brown, use quotes from this book to explain how "the economy" needs to be mystified as an impartial and natural force of good so that it can legitimate policies which cause violence, suffering and death.

Munkirs: Use his study to provide counter-argument re: the market represents the "will of the people" rather than the wills of a very small minority of financial planners.

Javier Sethness Castro: essay on "alternative area studies" which outlines the political strategies certain grassroots movements (eg Zapatistas) to "exit" the global market.