Politics and Ideology in Marxist Theory: Capitalism - Fascism - Populism

Ernesto Laclau. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents......Page 3 Introduction......Page 4 1 - Feudalism and Capitalism in Latin America......Page 11 Frank's Theoretical Scheme......Page 12 The Critique of Dualist Conceptions......Page 15 The Theoretical Mistakes in Frank's Conception......Page 18 Modes of Production and Economic Systems......Page 30 The Stages of Dependence......Page 31 Postscript......Page 38 2 - The Specificity of the Political......Page 47 Methodological and Epistemological Questions......Page 55 The Method of Poulantzas......Page 59 Structural Superdeterminism ?......Page 60 The Ideological State Apparatuses......Page 63 Structuralist Abstractionism?......Page 65 The Concept of Mode of Production......Page 68 3 - Fascism and Ideology......Page 76 Poulantzas's Interpretation of Fascism......Page 84 Ideological 'Elements' and their Class Belonging......Page 87 Class Interpellations and Popular-democratic Interpellations......Page 95 The Class Nature of the Petty-bourgeoisie......Page 106 The Rise of Fascism: the Crisis of the Power Bloc......Page 110 The Rise of Fascism: the Crisis of the Working Class......Page 119 The Political Lessons of Fascism......Page 130 4 - Towards a Theory of Populism......Page 138 I......Page 139 II......Page 153 III......Page 171 IV......Page 189 Index......Page 194 Monograph on the economic theory of the role of developed countries in practicing disadvantageous Terms of Trade toward developing countries - examines internal and external prices, unequal exchange rates, the international division of labour, growing gaps in wage rates, etc., and contains a discussion between the author and c. Bettelheim on his theory and the political aspects thereof. Bibliography pp. 432 to 441 and statistical tables