Global Political Economy: A Critique of Contemporary Capitalism

ISBN-13: 9781032147505 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 408 str.

V. Upadhyay; Paramjit Singh

Opis

This book discusses contemporary issues in global political economy with a focus on the working of global capitalism. The volume covers a wide range of issues from conceptual questions to empirical investigation with the aim to promote a critical understanding of the major challenges posed by contemporary capitalism.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Introduction to Historical Materialism: A Theory of Society and History 2. Essential Concepts in Marxian Political Economy 3. Notes on Marx’s Critique of Classical Political Economy 4. Capitalist Mode of Production: A Basic Interpretation 5. Contemporary Capitalism 6. Reserve Army of Labour 7. Political Economy of Employment-Unemployment in Capitalism 8. Can Capitalism Survive the High Degree of Automation? A Comparison with Thomas Piketty’s Argument 9. The Agrarian Question a Century After 1917: Capitalism in Agriculture and Agricultures in Capitalism  10. ‘Big is Not Always Beautiful’: Family Farms and Capitalism 11. What is Monopoly Capital? 12. Late Marx, Luxemburg, and the Conception of ‘Accumulation of Capital’ 13. Financialisation: There’s Something Happening Here 14. Reflections on the Classical Theory of Imperialism: Does History Repeat Itself? 15. What is Imperialism? Situating Imperialism in Relation to Capitalism and Colonialism 16. Climate Crisis and the Idea of Degrowth 17. Capitalism, Ecology and Eco-Socialism 18. Energy, Economic Growth, and Ecological Crisis