Capitalism in the 21st Century Through the Prism of Value

Carchedi, Guglielmo. (Author). Roberts, Michael. (Added Author).

Summary: A sweeping, authoritative and accessible overview of major issues in the global economy from a Marxist perspective.

Record details

ISBN: 1786806975
ISBN: 9781786806970
Physical Description: 1 online resource (276 p.).
remote
electronic resource
Publisher: London : Pluto Press, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Index

Formatted Contents Note:

How Is Knowledge Produced? -- Machine 'Thinking' -- Individual and Social Knowledge -- Class Knowledge -- The Myth of the Non-neutrality of Knowledge -- Value and the Internet -- Conclusion -- 6. Socialism -- Value and Socialism -- The Transitional Economy -- Case Study: The Soviet Union -- Case Study: China's Transition -- Productivity versus Profitability -- State Capitalism or a Transitional Economy? -- Socialist Planning versus the Law of Value -- Appendix 1. The Value Theory of Inflation: The Method -- Appendix 2. Measuring Unequal Exchange in International Trade -- Notes -- Bibliography