Marx On Capitalism

Author : Murray E.G. Smith,Jonah Butovsky,Josh J. Watterton
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781773634586

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Twilight Capitalism by Murray E.G. Smith,Jonah Butovsky,Josh J. Watterton Pdf

Twenty-first-century capitalism has little more to offer than a menu of despair: pandemics, deepening inequality, worsening depression, runaway climate change, intensifying authoritarianism and escalating militarism. Twilight Capitalism offers a wide-ranging analysis of the origins, implications and scope of the “combined” social crisis of 2020 and beyond. A compelling case is made that Karl Marx’s critical analysis of capitalism, along with his program of class-struggle socialism, is essential to understanding and addressing the most important social, economic and ecological problems of our time.

Author : Peter Hudis
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004229860

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Marx's Concept of the Alternative to Capitalism by Peter Hudis Pdf

In contrast to the traditional view that Marx's work is restricted to a critique of capitalism and does not contain a detailed or coherent conception of its alternative, this book shows, through an analysis of his published and unpublished writings, that Marx was committed to a specific concept of a post-capitalist society that informed his critique of value production, alienated labor and capitalist accumulation. Instead of focusing on the present with only a passing reference to the future, Marx's emphasis on capitalism's tendency towards dissolution is rooted in a specific conception of what should replace it. In critically re-examining that conception, this book addresses the quest for an alternative to capitalism that has taken on increased importance today.

Author : Robert L. Heilbroner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033952420

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The Worldly Philosophers by Robert L. Heilbroner Pdf

"Guide to further reading": pages 307-312.

Author : Tom Rockmore
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226554662

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Marx's Dream by Tom Rockmore Pdf

Two centuries after his birth, Karl Marx is read almost solely through the lens of Marxism, his works examined for how they fit into the doctrine that was developed from them after his death. With Marx’s Dream, Tom Rockmore offers a much-needed alternative view, distinguishing rigorously between Marx and Marxism. Rockmore breaks with the Marxist view of Marx in three key ways. First, he shows that the concern with the relation of theory to practice—reflected in Marx’s famous claim that philosophers only interpret the world, while the point is to change it—arose as early as Socrates, and has been central to philosophy in its best moments. Second, he seeks to free Marx from his unsolicited Marxist embrace in order to consider his theory on its own merits. And, crucially, Rockmore relies on the normal standards of philosophical debate, without the special pleading to which Marxist accounts too often resort. Marx’s failures as a thinker, Rockmore shows, lie less in his diagnosis of industrial capitalism’s problems than in the suggested remedies, which are often unsound. ? Only a philosopher of Rockmore’s stature could tackle a project this substantial, and the results are remarkable: a fresh Marx, unencumbered by doctrine and full of insights that remain salient today.

Author : James Furner
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004384804

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Marx on Capitalism by James Furner Pdf

In Marx on Capitalism, James Furner offers a new answer to the fundamental question of Marxism: can a thesis connecting capital, the state and classes with the desirability of socialism be developed from an analysis of the commodity?

Author : Raju J Das
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351167987

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Marx’s Capital, Capitalism and Limits to the State by Raju J Das Pdf

Marx’s Capital, Capitalism and Limits to the State examines the capitalist state in the abstract, and as it exists in advanced capitalism and peripheral capitalism, illustrating the ideas with evidence from the North and the South. The volume unpacks the capitalist state’s functions in relation to commodity relations, private property, and the crisis-ridden production of (surplus) value as a part of the capital circuit (M-C-M′). It also examines state’s political and geographical forms. It argues that no matter how autonomous it is, the state cannot meet the pressing needs of the masses significantly and sustainably. This is not because of so-called capitalist constraints, but because the state is inherently capitalist. Each chapter begins with Capital volume 1. And each chapter ends with theoretical/practical implications of the ideas which taken together counter existing state theory’s focus on state autonomy and reforms and point to the necessity for the masses to establish a new transitional democratic state. But the book goes ‘beyond’ Marx too, as it deploys the combined Marxism of 19th and 20th centuries. Marx’s Capital, Capitalism and Limits to the State will interest scholars researching state-society/economy relations. It is suitable for university students as well as established scholars in sociology, political science, heterodox economics, human geography, and international development.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004291393

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Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism by Anonim Pdf

This book is a key resource on the foundations of Marxist Internet and Digital Media Studies. It presents 16 contributions that show how Marx’s analyses of capitalism, the commodity, class, labour, work, exploitation, surplus-value, dialectics, crises, ideology, class struggles, and communism help us to understand the Internet and social media in 21st century digital capitalism.

Author : Francesco Boldizzoni
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780674919327

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Foretelling the End of Capitalism by Francesco Boldizzoni Pdf

"Prophecies about the end of capitalism are as old as capitalism. None of them, so far, has come true. Yet we keep looking into the crystal ball in search of harbingers of doom. Francesco Boldizzoni gets to the root of the very human need to imagine a better world and uncovers the mechanisms by which the same forecasting mistakes are made over and over again. He offers a compelling solution to the puzzle of what is capitalism and why it seems able to survive all sorts of shocks. The global crisis that developed countries faced at the beginning of the twenty-first century has undermined faith in the capitalist market economy bringing once again to the forefront questions about its long-term prospects. Is capitalism on its way out? If not, what should be expected from future crises? Will society be able and willing to bear the social and environmental costs of creative destruction and relentless financialization? These and other questions have lain at the heart of political economy since the age of Karl Marx. Foretelling the End of Capitalism takes us on a journey through two centuries of unfulfilled prophecies to challenge the belief in an immutable destiny"--

Author : Hadas Thier
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781642592184

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A People's Guide to Capitalism by Hadas Thier Pdf

A lively, accessible, and timely guide to Marxist economics for those who want to understand and dismantle the world of the 1%. Economists regularly promote Capitalism as the greatest system ever to grace the planet. With the same breath, they implore us to leave the job of understanding the magical powers of the market to the “experts.” Despite the efforts of these mainstream commentators to convince us otherwise, many of us have begun to question why this system has produced such vast inequality and wanton disregard for its own environmental destruction. This book offers answers to exactly these questions on their own terms: in the form of a radical economic theory. “Thier’s urgently needed book strips away jargon to make Marx’s essential work accessible to today’s diverse mass movements.” —Sarah Leonard, contributing editor to The Nation “A great book for proletarian chain-breaking.” —Rob Larson, author of Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley “Thier unpacks the mystery of capitalist inequality with lucid and accessible prose . . . . We will need books like A People’s Guide to help us make sense of the root causes of the financial crises that shape so many of our struggles today.” —Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author of Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership “Ranging from exploitation at work to the operations of modern finance, this book takes the reader through a fine-tuned introduction to Marx’s analysis of the modern economy . . . . Thier combines theoretical explanation with contemporary examples to illuminate the inner workings of capitalism . . . . Reminds us of the urgent need for alternatives to a crisis-ridden system.” —David McNally, author of Blood and Money

Author : Adam Booth,Rob Sewell
Publisher : Wellred Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781913026110

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Understanding Marx’s Capital: A reader’s guide by Adam Booth,Rob Sewell Pdf

Marx's Capital was a book that revolutionised political economy and for the first time opened our eyes to the real workings of capitalism. It was, however, met with a wall of silence from the mainstream economists and the establishment. Despite this, Capital became regarded in the workers' movement as the Bible of the working class... The aim of this book, written by authors from the International Marxist Tendency, is to help guide readers through the pages of volume one of Capital; to bring out the main themes and ideas contained within it; and to discuss the relevance of this great Marxist classic in terms of understanding the crisis-ridden world around us today - and, most importantly, how we can radically transform it.

Author : Tony Cutler,Barry Hindess,Athar Hussain,Paul Q.Hirst
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135025663

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Marx's Capital and Capitalism Today Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 52 by Tony Cutler,Barry Hindess,Athar Hussain,Paul Q.Hirst Pdf

This volume is concerned with the re-evaluation and criticism of Capital itself. It is in three parts, each covering a specific area of Marxist theory. The first part contains an investigation into Marx’s theory of value and considers the types of questions and modes of analysis to which this theory leads. In the second part the nature and implications of necessary economic ‘laws of tendency’ in the capitalist mode of production are covered. Finally there is an analysis of the role of class structure and economic agents in Marxist theory.

Author : John D. Stephens
Publisher : Springer
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1979-09-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349161713

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The Transition from Capitalism to Socialism by John D. Stephens Pdf

Author : Christian Fuchs
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Capitalism and mass media
ISBN : 0745339999

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Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism by Christian Fuchs Pdf

In order to fight capitalism in the digital age, we must understand Marx!

Author : Alfredo Saad Filho
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134566976

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The Value of Marx by Alfredo Saad Filho Pdf

This book constitutes an overview of recent developments in political economy in general, and Marxist value theory in particular. The implications of value theory for bank credit, inflation and deflation are fully explored.

Author : Francesco Boldizzoni
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780674246720

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Foretelling the End of Capitalism by Francesco Boldizzoni Pdf

Intellectuals since the Industrial Revolution have been obsessed with whether, when, and why capitalism will collapse. This riveting account of two centuries of failed forecasts of doom reveals the key to capitalism’s durability. Prophecies about the end of capitalism are as old as capitalism itself. None have come true. Yet, whether out of hope or fear, we keep looking for harbingers of doom. In Foretelling the End of Capitalism, Francesco Boldizzoni gets to the root of the human need to imagine a different and better world and offers a compelling solution to the puzzle of why capitalism has been able to survive so many shocks and setbacks. Capitalism entered the twenty-first century triumphant, its communist rival consigned to the past. But the Great Recession and worsening inequality have undermined faith in its stability and revived questions about its long-term prospects. Is capitalism on its way out? If so, what might replace it? And if it does endure, how will it cope with future social and environmental crises and the inevitable costs of creative destruction? Boldizzoni shows that these and other questions have stood at the heart of much analysis and speculation from the early socialists and Karl Marx to the Occupy Movement. Capitalism has survived predictions of its demise not, as many think, because of its economic efficiency or any intrinsic virtues of markets but because it is ingrained in the hierarchical and individualistic structure of modern Western societies. Foretelling the End of Capitalism takes us on a fascinating journey through two centuries of unfulfilled prophecies. An intellectual tour de force and a plea for political action, it will change our understanding of the economic system that determines the fabric of our lives.