The Pulse of the World: Marxist Theory of the World Market and the Problem of Economic Globalization

Author: Lan Wenlian
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: The features of this book are: (1) Following the line of market economy — globalization, it studies the inherent relationship between market economy and global development. Economic globalization develops on the basis of the formation and operation of the world market. Research on the world market, both domestically and internationally, focuses on: ① The scope of the world market, explaining that it is a place for commodity exchange on a global scale, with a trend of continuous expansion. ② The content of the world market, such as various product markets, which not only include the world commodity (goods) market but also service markets, technology markets, information markets, etc. With the development of social economy and technological progress, the content of the world market continues to enrich. ③ The nature of the world market, which holds that the world market emerged due to the development of capitalist production methods, and to this day, it is still dominated by the production and operations of developed countries. (2) Taking the creation of value and the increase of social wealth as the fundamental point. Whether it is a historical review of the development of market economy and economic globalization, or a specialized examination of international division of labor, international trade, and international capital issues, the focus is on their role in promoting the development of human society's productive forces and driving the creation of value, thereby illustrating the progressive development trend of economic globalization.