Beyond Capital: Marx's Political Economy of the Working Class

by Michael A. Lebowitz

Overview

Marxism has long been accused of economic determinism, reductionism and a silence on human experience. Beyond Capital argues that these problems can be traced back to Marx's failure to write his planned book on Wage-Labour. Added to this the subsequent ignorance of Marx's method, the result has been an inaccurate presentation of Marxian. Rather than rejecting Marx, Beyond Capital argues that his 'political economy of the working class' and the process of struggle are central for going beyond capitalism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333520505
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	12/12/1991
Series:	Marx's Political Economy of the Working Class
Edition description:	1992
Pages:	187
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael A. Lebowitz is Professor of Economics, Simon Fraser University, Burbanaby, British Columbia.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations - Preface - Why 'Beyond Capital'? - The Missing Book on Wage-Labour - The One-Sidedness of Capital - The Political Economy of Wage-Labour - One-Sided Marxism - The One-Sidedness of Wage-Labour - Beyond Capital? - Beyond Political Economy - Notes - Index