
The Theory of Capitalist Development Principles of Marxian Political Economy
Sweezy, Paul M. Publisher: Monthly Reader, New York, USA Year Published: 1968 First Published: 1942 Pages: 398pp ISBN: 85345-079-X Resource Type: Book
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Part One. Value and Surplus Value
Marx's Method The Use of Abstraction The Historical Character of Marx's Thought
The Qualitative-Value Problem Introduction Use Value Exchange Value Labor and Value Abstract Labor The Relation of the Quantitative to the Qualitative in Value Theory The Fetish Character of Commodities
The Quantitative-Value Problem The First Step The Role of Competition The Role of Demand 'Law of Value' vs. 'Planning Principle' Value and Price of Production Monopoly Price
Surplus Value and Capitalism Capitalism The Origin of Surplus Value The Components of Value The Rate of Surplus Value The Organic Composition of Capital The Rate of Profit
Part Two. The Accumulation Process
Accumulation and the Reserve Army Simple Reproduction The Roots of Accumulation Accumulation and the Value of Labor Power- The Problem Stated Marx's Solution - The Reserve Army of Labor The Nature of the Capitalist Process
The Falling Tendency of the Rate of Profit Marx's Formulation of the Law The Counteracting Causes A Critique of the Law
The Transformation of Values into Prices The Problem Stated Marx's Solution An Alternative Solution A Corollary of the Bortkiewicz Method The Significance of Price Calculation Why not Start with Price Calculation?
Part Three. Crises and Depressions
The Nature of Capitalist Crises Simple Commodity Production and Crises Say's Law Capitalism and Crises The two types of Crises
Crises Associated with the Falling Tendency of the Rate of Profit
Realization Crises Crises Arising from Disproportionality Crises Arising from Underconsumption Appendix to chapter X
The Breakdown Controversy Introduction Eduard Bernstein The Orthodox Counter-Attack Tugan-Baranowsky Conrad Schmidt Kautsky's Position in 192 Louis B. Boudin Rosa Luxemburg Post-War Attitudes Henryk Grossmann
Chronic Depression? Introduction The Conditions of Capitalist Expansion Forces Counteracting the Tendency to Underconsumption Must Underconsumption Triumph?
Part Four. Imperialism
The State The State in Economic Theory The Primary Function of the State The State as an Economic Instrument The Question of the Form of Government Evaluating the Role of the State
The Development of Monopoly Capital Concentration of Capital Centralization of Capital Corporations Cartels, Trusts, and Mergers The Role of the Banks
Monopoly and the Laws of Motion Capitalism Monopoly and Price Monopoly and the Rate of Profit Monopoly and Accumulation Monopoly and the Rising Costs of Distribution
World Economy General Considerations Economic Policy in the Period of Competition The Transformation of Economic Policy
Imperialism Introduction Nationalism, Militarism, and Racism Imperialism and the Classes Imperialism and the State Wars of Redivision The Limits of Imperialism
Fascism The conditions of Fascism Fascism's Rise to Power The Fascist 'Revolution' The Ruling Class under Fascism Can Fascism Eliminate the Contradictions of Capitalism? Is Fascism Inevitable?
Looking Forward The Prospects of Liberal Capitalist Reform The Decline of World Capitalism
Appendix A. 'On Reproduction Schemes,' by Shigeto Tsuru
Appendix B. ' The Ideology of Imperialism,' translated from Das Finanzkapital by Rudolf Hilferding
List of Words Cited
Notes
Index
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