Maurice Dobb: Political Economist (palgrave Studies In The History Of Economic Thought)

This book explores the life of the man whom even his critics acknowledged was one of the world's most significant Communist economists. From his outpost at the University of Cambridge, where he was a protégé of John Maynard Keynes and mentor to students, Dobb made himself into one of British communism's premier intellectuals. This book explores the life of the man whom even his critics acknowledged was one of the world's most significant Communist economists. From his outpost at the University of Cambridge, where he was a protege of John Maynard Keynes and mentor to students, Dobb made himself into one of British communism's premier intellectuals. Even Maurice Dobb's critics, and there were many, acknowledged that he was one of the world's most significant Communist economists. From his outpost at the University of Cambridge, where he was a protege of John Maynard Keynes and mentor to students ranging from Eric Hobsbawm to Amartya Sen, Dobb made himself into one of British communism's premier intellectuals. Until now, this remarkable life has been all but forgotten. Yet following Dobb's life from his birth in 1900 to his death in 1976 does more than just recover the career of one of modern Britain's most paradoxical thinkers. It reveals a surprising history that casts new light on the connections that bound economics, politics, and power together in the twentieth century-a history whose legacy still endures, long after the Soviet Union's fall "Even Maurice Dobb's critics, and there were many, acknowledged that he was one of the world's most significant Communist economists. From his outpost at the University of Cambridge, where he was a prote;ge; of John Maynard Keynes and mentor to students ranging from Eric Hobsbawm to Amartya Sen, Dobb made himself into one of British communism's premier intellectuals. Until now, this remarkable life has been all but forgotten. Yet following Dobb's life from his birth in 1900 to his death in 1976 does more than just recover the career of one of modern Britain's most paradoxical thinkers. It reveals a surprising history that casts new light on the connections that bound economics, politics, and power together in the twentieth century--a history whose legacy still endures, long after the Soviet Union's fall."-- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction: The Communist Party Economist....Pages 1-8 The Making of a Marxist....Pages 9-23 An Unfinished Page....Pages 24-46 The Captain of His Earth....Pages 47-67 Marxism Today....Pages 68-93 Developments....Pages 94-128 Debates....Pages 129-155 Poznań Mementos....Pages 156-183 In Transition....Pages 184-214 Conclusion: At Trinity Chapel, and After....Pages 215-224 Back Matter....Pages 225-313