A Guide to Marxian Political Economy What Kind of a Social System Is Capitalism? /

• Main Author: Otani, Teinosuke (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Economic policy.; Economics.; Economic history.; Social sciences-Philosophy.; Schools of economics.; Critical theory.; Political Economy/Economic Systems.; History of Economic Thought/Methodology.; Social Philosophy.; Heterodox Economics.; Critical Theory.
• Physical Description: XXVII, 492 p. 236 illus., 4 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319659541
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-65954-1

This textbook offers a comprehensive guide to the systematic structure of capitalism, while at the same time introducing readers to all three volumes of Marx's Capital. Based on his extensive expertise on Marx's critique of political economy, the author reveals the specific structure of production in capitalist societies and explicates what sets this system apart from other modes of production. Marx's political economy is explained in a systematic and easy-to-understand manner, using numerous illustrative diagrams to complement the text. This textbook will appeal to all students and scholars looking for a more comprehensive, systematic and theoretical explanation of capitalism, equipping them with a solid theoretical understanding of its core structure. .