In this volume, the authors reflect on the question "what is socialism" as it pertains to today’s economy. There is particular emphasis on democratic socialism models as a potential alternative to classic authoritarian socialism. A number of topical questions are addressed such as: What is...

1. Introduction - Confronting Capitalism: Lessons from Marx’s Capital -- 2. Marx’s ‘Ultimate Aim’ in Capital Was… -- 3. Marx and Commodity Fetishism – Some Remarks on Method -- 4. Late Marx and the Conception of ‘Accumulation of Capital’ -- 5. Form Analysis, Space and Spatial...

Joan Robinson was a member of the famous Keynes Circus of young economists at Cambridge in the 1930's. She was a theorist par excellence, making outstanding contributions to the understanding of competition, aggregate demand and capital. At the same time, she developed an interest in...

This textbook offers a comprehensive guide to the systematic structure of capitalism, while at the same time introducing readers to all three volumes of Marx's Capital. Based on his extensive expertise on Marx's critique of political economy, the author reveals the specific structure of...