Free to Lose - an Introduction to Marxist Economic Philosophy (Cloth) - Hardcover

Roemer, Je

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674318757 ISBN 13: 9780674318755

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1988

Synopsis

John Roemer challenges the morality of an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production. Unless you start with a certain amount of wealth in such a society, you are only free to lose. This book addresses crucial questions of political philosophy and normative economics in terms understandable by readers with a minimal knowledge of economics.

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Review:

"Free to Lose" uses neoclassical economic models to assess both Marx's concept of exploitation and his endorsement of socialism. From within this framework, Roemer makes a valuable, often brilliant, contribution to Marxist economic theory. -- Debra Satz "Economics and Philosophy" During the past decade, John Roemer has established himself as one of the foremost interpreters of Marxian economic analysis, and his writing has been much read and discussed not only by economists, but also by philosophers, political scientists, and historians. In the present work, Roemer attempts to systematize his 'reconstruction' of Marx' ideas on exploitation and class. -- Louis Putterman "Journal of Economic Literature" often brilliant, contribution to Marxist economic theory. philosophers, political scientists, and historians. In the present work, Roemer attempts to systematize his 'reconstruction' of Marx' ideas on exploitation and class. ""Free to Lose" uses neoclassical economic models to assess both Marx's concept of exploitation and his endorsement of socialism. From within this framework, Roemer makes a valuable, often brilliant, contribution to Marxist economic theory." --Debra Satz, "Economics and Philosophy" "During the past decade, John Roemer has established himself as one of the foremost interpreters of Marxian economic analysis, and his writing has been much read and discussed not only by economists, but also by philosophers, political scientists, and historians. In the present work, Roemer attempts to systematize his 'reconstruction' of Marx' ideas on exploitation and class." --Louis Putterman, "Journal of Economic Literature" "John Roemer's reconstruction of the concept of exploitation and his elaboration of its relationship to class constitute the most important theoretical innovations on these problems in contemporary Marxism. "Free to Lose" presents these ideas in a clear, nontechnical, and engaging manner which will make them accessible not only to undergraduate economics students, but to sociologists, political scientists, and historians as well." --Erik Olin Wright

About the Author:

John Roemer is Elizabeth S. and A. Varick Stout Professor of Political Science and Economics, Yale University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0674318757
• ISBN 13: 9780674318755
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216