Karl Marx and the classics : an essay on value, crises and the capitalist mode of production

By exploring Marxian value theory and its relevance to present issues of economic analysis, such as the circuit of social capital, the quantity theory of money, instability and economic crises, and exonomic exploitation and its ideological disguise, this volume investigates the conceptual links between Marxian and Classical Political Economy. The book poses and discusses questions that have yet to be tackled thoroughly in English-language Marxian literature, such as Marx's theoretical inconsistencies and the role of Engels as editor and "interpreter" of Marx's writings. In doing so, the text provides a contemporary re-evaluation of the work of one of the world's most enduring writers. Machine Generated Contents Note: Part I: Value And Money -- 1 Introduction: On The Object Of Marx's -- Critique Of Political Economy 3 -- 2 Marx Versus Ricardo (marx's Theory Of Value) 13 -- 3 Money And Capital (marx's Theory Of Money -- And The Circuit Of Capital) 36 -- Part Ii: Theory Of Value And Ideology -- 4 The Question Of Commodity Fetishism 67 -- Part Iii: Theory Of Value And Prices: -- Marx's Ambivalence Towards -- Classical Political Economy -- 5 Social Capital And The General Rate Of Profit 111 -- 6 Theory Of Value And Ground Rent (smith-ricardo-marx: -- Converges And Disputes) 131 -- Part Iv: The Circuit Of Social Capital, The -- Profit Rate And The Economic Crises -- 7 The Law Of The Falling Tendency In The Rate Of Profit 145 -- 8 The Historic Marxist Controversy On Economic -- Crises And Its Theoretical Significance 158 -- 9 Defining A Marxist Theory Of Overaccumulation Crises 190 -- 10 Epilogue: On The Character Of Marxian Theory, -- Ricardian Marxism And The Role Of F. Engels 206. John Milios, Dimitri Dimoulis, George Economakis. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 215-225) And Index. This title was first published in 2002: By exploring Marxian value theory and its relevance to present issues of economic analysis, such as the circuit of social capital, the quantity theory of money, instability and economic crises, and economic exploitation and its ideological disguise, this volume investigates the conceptual links between Marxian and Classical Political Economy. The book poses and discusses questions that have yet to be tackled thoroughly in the English-language Marxian literature, such as Marx's theoretical inconsistencies and the role of Engels as editor and "interpreter" of Marx's writings. In doing so, this excellent text provides a much-needed contemporary re-evaluation of the work of one of the world's most enduring writers.