Beneath the exterior, what is the nature of capitalism? In this volume, it is argued that capitalism remains exploitative and may be crisis-prone. Moreover, Marxian economics is still an approach that can yield significant insight into how class antagonisms operate and endure in capitalist economies. This book develops Marx's analysis of class conflict and the competitive process in light of the emergence, since the late 1970s, of analytical Marxism. However, the approach of analytical Marxism is also deserving of criticism because of the problematic methodological approaches to social...

Examines the main areas of interest in Marxian economics, paying particular attention to class conflict, analytical Marxism and game theory. This book also presents a study of game theory and Marxism.