A Guide to Marxian Political Economy
What Kind of a Social System Is Capitalism?
Authors: Otani, Teinosuke
- Offers readers a solid theoretical understanding of the systematic structure of capitalism
- Provides an introduction to all three volumes of Marx’s Capital
- Includes numerous diagrams to illustrate essential concepts of political economy
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This textbook offers a comprehensive guide to the systematic structure of capitalism, while at the same time introducing readers to all three volumes of Marx’s Capital. Based on his extensive expertise on Marx’s critique of political economy, the author reveals the specific structure of production in capitalist societies and explicates what sets this system apart from other modes of production. Marx’s political economy is explained in a systematic and easy-to-understand manner, using numerous illustrative diagrams to complement the text. This textbook will appeal to all students and scholars looking for a more comprehensive, systematic and theoretical explanation of capitalism, equipping them with a solid theoretical understanding of its core structure.
- About the authors
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Teinosuke Otani, Professor Emeritus of economics at Hose University, Tokyo, is the author of Marx’s Theory of Association and Marx’s theory of Interest-bearing Capital (in Japanese). He is also a member of the editorial committee of the Marx-Engels-Gesamtausgabe (MEGA). He was President of the Japan Society of Political Economy, a Japanese scholarly organization that boasts of just under 1,000 members.
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- A Guide to Marxian Political Economy
- Book Subtitle
- What Kind of a Social System Is Capitalism?
- Authors
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- Teinosuke Otani
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-65954-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-65954-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-65953-4
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXVII, 492
- Number of Illustrations and Tables
- 232 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
- Topics
