dynamic of capitalist economies. Over a century ago Karl Marx developed the most prominent and politically important of these … analyses, explaining the distinctiveness of the capitalist economy and its most likely historical trajectory. Marx's theory … continues to provide insights into the crisis-prone dynamic of capitalism, the unstable nature of which is now being …

Marx's 1865 lectures offer an easily accessible summary of his theory, addressed to an English-speaking audience … John Weston. This abridged version stays with the exact words used by Marx, while eliminating almost all reference to the … result is more readable and modern, yet completely faithful to Marx's presentation. (Also on-line at www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~zarembka/Marx.htm) …