Marx's 'Capital'

by Ben Fine, Alfredo Saad-Filho

Overview

This brilliantly concise book has established itself over twenty-five years and five editions as the standard companion to Karl Marx’s most important work, the sprawling Capital. This new edition retains the features that have made it a crucial teaching tool—a clear explanation of the structure of Marx’s analysis, an exploration of his method and terminology, and the significance of his central concepts—while also bringing it fully up to date with the latest scholarship and a clearly written analysis of the continuing relevance of Capital to today’s ongoing discussions of politics, economics, and the struggles of capitalism.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780745336978
Publisher:	Pluto Press
Publication date:	09/15/2016
Edition description:	Sixth Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Ben Fine is professor of economics at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies and the author of Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, both published by Pluto Press. Alfredo Saad-Filho is professor of economics at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies.
 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 
Preface to the Sixth Edition 
1. History and Method 
2. Commodity Production 
3. Capital and Exploitation 
4. The Circuit of Industrial Capital 
5. Economic Reproduction 
6. Accumulation of Capital 
7. Capitalism and Crisis 
8. The Compositions of Capital 
9. The Falling Rate of Profit 
10. The So-Called Transformation Problem 
11. Merchant’s Capital 
12. Banking Capital and the Theory of Interest 
13. Marx’s Theory of Agricultural Rent 
14. Financialisation, Neoliberalism and the Crisis 
15. Marxism and the Twenty-First Century 
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

"Saad-Filho and Fine have an excellent track record of interpreting Marx in a clear and non-dogmatic style. That this book is in its sixth edition is testimony to its quality. Rather than provide a cookbook that contains multiple examples of what Marx says, Marx's 'Capital' pays close attention to explaining Marx's method, making his work much more understandable and much more valuable. This approach makes the subject far more enjoyable to read than a collection of statements of what Marx really meant. The contextual analysis makes Marx far more easy to read and better to appreciate once a reader sees how Marx built his work up in an effort to clearly understand how the world around him was developing. In short, this book is highly recommended for librarians and for readers in general."

CHOICE

This expert guide to the political economy of Marx’s Capital has always been the very best available. . . . It is thoroughly recommended not only for beginners but to anyone interested in the applicability of Marxian theory to the parlous condition of contemporary capitalism.

David Harvey

"Revised sixth edition provides an exposition of Karl Marx’s political economy, reviewing and explaining the key elements of his critique of capitalism as a system."

Journal of Economic Literature

'This expert guide to the political economy of Marx's Capital has always been the very best available'

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