Marxism: Philosophy and Economics - Couverture souple

Sowell, Thomas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0043201768 ISBN 13 : 9780043201763

Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1986

Synopsis

A clear explanation of the ideas of Marx and Engels and how they have often been subverted in practice. Sowell notes the simple failure by Marxists to have considered that capitalism could adjust, as well as the failure to realize that some of the areas capitalism has had difficulties with (e.g. balancing productivity and consumption) might also be a major problem for non-capitalist systems. He doesn't consider how Marxism (or socialism in general) could be salvaged. He closes with Marxism shattered but doesn't address how some of the problems that Marx and other socialists were struggling with might be met without Marxism (or socialism in general). Does he believe that what we have economically and politically is in the right direction? Perhaps one has to read his other books to get that answer

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

First published in 1985, Thomas Sowell’s book is a crisp, lucid and commonsensical introduction to Marx’s own writings and to Marxist theory. It combines readability with intellectual rigour and distils more than a quarter of a century of Thomas Sowell’s research and thought on the philosophical and economic doctrines of Karl Marx.

Its central theme is that Marxian philosophy must be understood before Marxian economics can be defined. The book discusses Marx’s ideas, including his philosophy of history, concept of capitalist "exploitation", morality and business cycle theory. The author’s treatment is balanced, though often critical and displays a mastery of Marx’s own writings which are liberally extracted throughout the text.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0043201768
• ISBN 13: 9780043201763
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240