Marxist Theories of Imperialism: A Critical Survey (International Business)

"The last two hundred years have seen a massive increase in the size of the world economy and equally massive inequalities of wealth and power between different parts of the world. They have also witnessed the rise to dominance of the capitalist mode of production. Marxists, from Marx himself through to present day thinkers, have argued that these changes are profoundly interconnected. This book offers a unique account of Marxist theories of Imperialism. It has been fully updated and expanded to cover all the developments since its initial publication and will be essential reading for any student of Marxism."--Publisher's description Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 10 Abbreviations......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 Historical outline......Page 16 Historical materialism......Page 24 Theories of capitalism as a world system......Page 29 Marx......Page 38 Capitalism......Page 39 The dynamics of capitalism......Page 45 The origins of capitalism......Page 49 The expansion of capitalism......Page 55 Colonialism......Page 61 Summary......Page 69 Luxemburg......Page 71 The realization of surplus value......Page 73 The process of capitalist expansion......Page 79 Summary......Page 85 Hobson......Page 86 Under-consumption......Page 88 Monopoly and capital export......Page 90 The politics of imperialism......Page 95 Summary......Page 99 Hilferding......Page 101 Finance capital......Page 102 Protectionism and economic territory......Page 108 Capital export......Page 113 Imperialism......Page 117 Summary......Page 121 Bukharin and Lenin......Page 122 Bukharin......Page 124 Lenin......Page 129 The labour aristocracy......Page 136 Ultra-imperialism......Page 141 The Communist International......Page 146 Summary......Page 147 Baran......Page 149 Monopoly and stagnation......Page 150 Growth and surplus......Page 155 The developed countries......Page 158 The origins of underdevelopment......Page 163 The persistence of underdevelopment......Page 165 Summary......Page 173 Dependency Theories......Page 174 Frank......Page 176 Wallerstein......Page 189 Laclau's critique......Page 192 Amin......Page 195 Dependency theory: the balance sheet......Page 208 Summary......Page 211 Emmanuel......Page 213 Unequal exchange......Page 214 Wages......Page 221 Demand and development......Page 223 Methods of production......Page 227 Critique of the theory......Page 229 Summary......Page 235 Classes and Politics in the Third World......Page 238 Modes of production......Page 239 Indian debates......Page 249 Arrighi......Page 254 Rey......Page 259 Leys......Page 266 Gallagher and Robinson......Page 269 Summary......Page 271 After Imperialism?......Page 273 Multinational corporations......Page 274 Central capital: unity or rivalry?......Page 278 Capitalist development in the Third World......Page 285 Summary......Page 296 Bibliography......Page 298 Index......Page 307 "The last two hundred years have seen a massive increase in the size of the world economy and equally massive inequalities of wealth and power between different parts of the world. They have also witnessed the rise to dominance of the capitalist mode of production. Marxists, from Marx himself through to present day thinkers, have argued that these changes are profoundly interconnected. This book offers a unique account of Marxist theories of Imperialism. It has been fully updated and expanded to cover all the developments since its initial publication and will be essential reading for any student of Marxism."-- From Amazon Offers a unique account of Marxist theories of Imperialism. It has been fully updated and expanded to cover all the developments since its initial publication and will be essential reading for any student of Marxism or Imperialism. The last two or three centuries have seen two interconnected developments that have transformed the world. Anthony Brewer. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 285-293) And Index.