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Political Economy for Socialism

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Makoto Itoh

    1. University of Tokyo, Japan

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Ideas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Origins of Socialism

      • Makoto Itoh
      Pages 3-17

    3. Modern Socialism

      • Makoto Itoh
      Pages 18-28

  3. Theories

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. Marx’s Socialism

      • Makoto Itoh
      Pages 31-82

    3. Market Economy and Socialism

      • Makoto Itoh
      Pages 83-139

  4. Realities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. The Nature of the Soviet Type of Society

      • Makoto Itoh
      Pages 143-159

    3. Achievements and Crisis

      • Makoto Itoh
      Pages 160-175

    4. The Reforms and Systemic Change

      • Makoto Itoh
      Pages 176-212

    5. Concluding Remarks

      • Makoto Itoh
      Pages 213-216

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 217-238
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A reconsideration of socialism in the post-Soviet era based on the theoretical achievements of Japanese Marxist political economy. The origins and the various components of the broad current of socialist thought, as well as the implications of Marx's economic theories for socialism, are explored afresh. The Western debate on the rationality of a socialist economy, starting in the 1920s and continuing to the present, is reviewed and reassessed. The book further inquires into the nature, the achievements, and the character of the systemic change in the socialist economies of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and China. The existence of a broad range of alternatives for future socialism, which can be chosen flexibly by the people of each society, is the message suggested by the book.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Tokyo, Japan

    Makoto Itoh

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