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Marx's Capital
'This expert guide to the political economy of Marx's Capital has always been the very best available. ... thoroughly recommended.' David Harvey
Paperback, Fourth Edition, 216 pages
Published
February 20th 2004
by Pluto Press
(first published September 1975)
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Very concise! And it does not limit itself to Capital vol I as many other introductory books, but also cover some important theoretical arguments in Vol I and III.
What i find really helpful is the suggested reading at every chapters. Ben Fine includes both the criticisms and the rejoinders of his readings of Capital, and constantly updated the list to include contemporary contributions in marxian traditions.
For those who wanna get a quick overview of marxian key concepts, this is the right book ...more
What i find really helpful is the suggested reading at every chapters. Ben Fine includes both the criticisms and the rejoinders of his readings of Capital, and constantly updated the list to include contemporary contributions in marxian traditions.
For those who wanna get a quick overview of marxian key concepts, this is the right book ...more
Excellent overview of central points Marx makes in Vol. 1 - 3 of Capital. Fairly accessibly written with many references to conflicts and differing interpretations of the selected topics, although the chapters dealing with the more complex concepts still made my head smoke. Considering the short length of the book and the concise arguments made and the various references listed though, it is easy to revisit to clear up doubts and questions.
Şimdi bu adamın bir sorunu var. O da şu. Marksizm gerçekten bilimsel bişi değilse korkusu var içinde. O sebeple kitabı "herkesin anlayabileceği" matematiksel çıkarımlarla doldurmuş. Biz de ikna olalım diye. Tabi böyle bişi mümkün olamaz. Matematik mezunu benim elime kalem kağıt almadan anlayamayacağım ispatlara bir giriş metninde ne gerek vardı. Kaldı ki, ispatların sözel açıklamasını okuyunca, bütün bunlar bunun için mi diyorsunuz, sözel olarak anlaşılmayacak bir şey de yok halbuki.
Bu gibi ese ...more
Bu gibi ese ...more
An excellent summary of all 3 volumes of Capital that can be read separately. Although it obviously can't cover everything, it looks at all the key concepts in enough detail and understandable language, striking a good balance between depth and accessibility. Obviously some concepts are tough, but the author does a good job of making them easier to understand. One nice touch is that after summarising, he provides a couple paragraphs just to point out the existence of other important interpretati
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Edited to five stars after realizing how useful this was in actually reading Capital, especially with some of the economic concepts that Harvey isn't as helpful with. Absolutely worth reading.
An overview of the main concepts of all three volumes of Capital, including some indications of where they diverge from mainstream economic theories, along with chapters on Marx in the 21st century and the 2008 financial crisis, all in under 200 pages! Many dense, algebra-laden sections that will be tricky ...more
An overview of the main concepts of all three volumes of Capital, including some indications of where they diverge from mainstream economic theories, along with chapters on Marx in the 21st century and the 2008 financial crisis, all in under 200 pages! Many dense, algebra-laden sections that will be tricky ...more
A quick and solid introduction to Marx's Capital, which seems to be aimed either at autodidacts or students of introductory courses on Marxian economics. It presents the main points of all three volumes in a clear and accessible fashion. Three rather minor downsides: the repeated use of the term "complex" to characterize the theories presented hereby, despite said theories being crystal-clear, a partisan approach, yielding scattered ad-hoc criticisms of neoclassical economics across the chapters
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A brilliant and lucid introduction to Marx's ecomomic theory. Highly recommended to anyone who is in the early stages of geeting to grips with Das Capital. This book will proove a worthwhile and concise introduction.
(No, I didn't read the whole thing. Just significant chunks here and there. I don't have the patience for all 200 million pages)
A good introduction to Marxian economics. It does get pretty mathy and that made my eyes kind of glaze over. This is definitely a book I'll need to reread.
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