The Formation of the Economic Thought of Karl Marx
1843 to Capital
Published on 1. September 2015
160 pages
978-1-78478-234-4 (ISBN)
Description
In this republication of the 1971 original, Ernest Mandel traces the development of Marx's economic ideas from the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts to the completion of the Grundrisse. In a series of focused chapters he provides an overview of debates and discussions of subjects that are central to Marxist economic theory. Mandel focuses on
Marx's concept of "alienation" which gained much currency among Marxists in the twentieth century, traces the development of debates surrounding the labor theory of value, Marx's writings on communism and "crisis." These debates and discussions started by Marx have not ended and remain evermore pertinent to the present day. These writings are vital not just to academics but also to those who wish to interpret and to change the world.
Marx's concept of "alienation" which gained much currency among Marxists in the twentieth century, traces the development of debates surrounding the labor theory of value, Marx's writings on communism and "crisis." These debates and discussions started by Marx have not ended and remain evermore pertinent to the present day. These writings are vital not just to academics but also to those who wish to interpret and to change the world.
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English
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London
United Kingdom
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978-1-78478-234-4 (9781784782344)
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Ernest Mandel (1923-95), historian, economist and activist, was a leading figure in the Fourth International from 1945 and was the author of a number of books, including Late Capitalism, Marxist Economic Theory, Long Waves of Capitalist
Development, and The Meaning of the Second World War.
Development, and The Meaning of the Second World War.
Content
- Intro
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- 1. From the Critique of Private Property to the Critique of Capitalism
- 2. From Condemning Capitalism to Providing a Socioeconomic Vindication of Communism
- 3. From Rejection to Acceptance of the Labor Theory of Value
- 4. A First General Analysis of the Capitalist Mode of Production
- 5. The Problem of Periodic Crises
- 6. Perfecting the Theory of Value, the Theory of Surplus Value, and the Theory of Money
- 7. The Grundrisse, or the Dialectics of Labor Time and Free Time
- 8. The Asiatic Mode of Production and the Historical Pre-Conditions for the Rise of Capital
- 9. The Final Shaping of the Theory of Wages
- 10. From the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts to the Grundrisse: From an Anthropological to a Historical Conception of Alienation
- 11. Progressive Disalienation Through the Building of Socialist Society, or the Inevitable Alienation in Industrial Society?
- Bibliography
