Foreword by Francesco Schettino Part I:Capitalism and Socialism as Modes of Production 1. Introduction to Part I2. The hard scientific underpinnings of XXIth century political economy3. Modes of production and socioeconomic formations 4. Labor and value 5. Real competition, pending issues and...

"Over a hundred years after the first socialist revolution broke the global monopoly of capitalism, a new class of socialist-oriented socioeconomic development is coming to the fore. Capitalism is still dominant worldwide, although its hegemony is no longer undisputed, and humankind is now faced...

Introduction and overview -- Factors shaping Chinese economics theory and education -- The historical context for the evolution of Chinese economic theory -- Economic restructuring in the countryside 1978-2001 -- Economic restructuring in the international -- Economic restructuring of state...