Capitalism and Catastrophe - Hardcover

Rousseas Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521223334 ISBN 13: 9780521223331

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1979

Synopsis

Capitalism and Catastrophe questions whether there are processes in advanced capitalism that lead inevitably to systemic collapse. The author challenges those Marxian theories based on a set of historically evolving 'internal contradictions' derived from a purely dialectical analysis of capitalism. In Part I he focuses on the controversy surrounding Rosa Luxemburg's theories of imperialism and capital accumulation, and on Marx's treatment of science and technology in the Grundrisse. In Part I I he critically examines neo- and non-Marxian theories of advanced capitalism, in particular the work of Jurgen Habermas regarding the problem of political legitimation in advanced capitalism. Professor Rousseas argues that Marxists have severely underestimated the resilience of the capitalist system, which must be taken into account by any theory of political economy relevant to the twentieth century.

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Capitalism and Catastrophe questions whether there are processes in advanced capitalism that lead inevitably to systemic collapse. The author challenges those Marxian theories based on a set of historically evolving 'internal contradictions' derived from a purely dialectical analysis of capitalism.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0521223334
• ISBN 13: 9780521223331
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160