In pursuit of Marx's theory of crisis /
"Karl Marx wrote extensively on crisis but never presented a coherent theory of crisis. Samezo Kuruma, a Japanese Marxian economist, aimed to complete Marx's unfinished theory. Starting from Marx's observation that the crises of the world market are the 'real concentration and fo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2024]
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| Series: | Historical materialism book series ;
314. |
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| Summary: | "Karl Marx wrote extensively on crisis but never presented a coherent theory of crisis. Samezo Kuruma, a Japanese Marxian economist, aimed to complete Marx's unfinished theory. Starting from Marx's observation that the crises of the world market are the 'real concentration and forcible adjustment of all the contradictions of the bourgeois economy', Kuruma seeks to grasp the inherent contradictions that drive forward and limit capitalism. His focus on the contradictory dynamics of capitalism sets him apart from Marxian thinkers who try to identify a single, primary cause of crisis. This volume brings together all of his writings related to crisis"-- |
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| Item Description: | "The translation of the chapters in Part 1 and 2 is based on the 1965 edition of Kyōkō ron kenkyū (An Investigation of Crisis Theory) published by Ōtsuki Shoten, except for Chapter 15 and 16, which are taken from the 2019 book, Marukusu no kyōkō ron (Marx's Theory of Crisis) published by Sakurai Shoten. The translation of the four chapters in Part 3 is based on Volume 6, 7, 8, and 9 of Marx-Lexikon zur Politischen Ökonomie (1972-76) published by Ōtsuki Shoten, with footnotes added from Marukusu no kyōkō ron"--Page 39. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 478 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004703230 (electronic bk.) 9004703233 |