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Marx's Revenge
Meghnad Desai
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Description for Marx's Revenge
Paperback. In this provocative and enthusiastically revisionist book, distinguished economist Meghnad Desai argues that capitalism's recent efflorescence is something Marx anticipated and indeed would, in a certain sense, have welcomed. Num Pages: 386 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 496.
In this provocative and enthusiastically revisionist book, the distinguished economist Meghnad Desai argues that capitalism's recent efflorescence is something Karl Marx anticipated and indeed would, in a certain sense, have welcomed. Capitalism, as Marx understood it, would only reach its limits when it was no longer capable of progress. Desai argues that globalization, in bringing the possibility of open competition on world markets to producers in the Third World, has proved that capitalism is still capable of moving forwards.
Marx's Revenge opens with a consideration of the ideas of Adam Smith and Hegel. It proceeds to look at the nuances ... Read more
In this provocative and enthusiastically revisionist book, the distinguished economist Meghnad Desai argues that capitalism's recent efflorescence is something Karl Marx anticipated and indeed would, in a certain sense, have welcomed. Capitalism, as Marx understood it, would only reach its limits when it was no longer capable of progress. Desai argues that globalization, in bringing the possibility of open competition on world markets to producers in the Third World, has proved that capitalism is still capable of moving forwards.
Marx's Revenge opens with a consideration of the ideas of Adam Smith and Hegel. It proceeds to look at the nuances ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
386
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
496g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781859844298
SKU
V9781859844298
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About Meghnad Desai
Meghnad Desai was Director at the Centre for Global Governance at the London School of Economics. His previous books include Marxian Economics, Applied Econometrics, and India's Triple Bypass.
Reviews for Marx's Revenge
Anti-globalization activists would do well to check out Marx's Revenge, which is an economic history aimed at the general reader.
Irish Times
A criticism from the Left was that it was over-optimistic to hope for 'social capitalism.' Well, perhaps. But capitalism is all we've got and Meghnad Desai's book Marx's Revenge, published by Verso, is brilliantly timed.
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Irish Times
A criticism from the Left was that it was over-optimistic to hope for 'social capitalism.' Well, perhaps. But capitalism is all we've got and Meghnad Desai's book Marx's Revenge, published by Verso, is brilliantly timed.
... Read more