Global political economy : a critique of contemporary capitalism

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Introduction to Historical Materialism: A Theory of Society and History -- 2. Essential Concepts in Marxian Political Economy -- 3. Notes on Marx's Critique of Classical Political Economy -- 4. Capitalist Mode of Production: A Basic Interpretation -- 5. Contemporary Capitalism -- 6. Reserve Army of Labour -- 7. Political Economy of Employment-Unemployment in Capitalism -- 8. Can Capitalism Survive the High Degree of Automation? A Comparison with Thomas Piketty's Argument -- 9. The Agrarian Question a Century After 1917: Capitalism in Agriculture and Agricultures in Capitalism -- 10. 'Big is Not Always Beautiful': Family Farms and Capitalism -- 11. What is Monopoly Capital? -- 12. Late Marx, Luxemburg, and the Conception of 'Accumulation of Capital' -- 13. Financialisation: There's Something Happening Here -- 14. Reflections on the Classical Theory of Imperialism: Does History Repeat Itself? -- 15. What is Imperialism? Situating Imperialism in Relation to Capitalism and Colonialism -- 16. Climate Crisis and the Idea of Degrowth -- 17. Capitalism, Ecology and Eco-Socialism -- 18. Energy, Economic Growth, and Ecological Crisis -- List of Contributors -- About the Editors.