Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Opening a Capitalist Window -- 2. Closing the Open Door -- 3. The Korean War and the Fight for Trade -- 4. Commerce in the Making of "Peaceful Coexistence" -- 5. A "Great Leap" in Trade -- 6....

Opening a capitalist window -- Closing the open door -- The Korean War and the fight for trade -- Commerce in the making of "Peaceful Coexistence" -- A "Great Leap" in trade -- Trading for salvation -- Markets and the rise and fall of "redness".

The challenge to Marxian theory presented by the current collapse of communist economies centers on the role of markets. Marx Versus Markets points out that Marx defines communist economies - even in their lower stage of development - as classless economies without markets. It then examines his...