Beyond Capital: On a Transitional Theory (Part 1 and 2)

Author: [British] Michael Mears
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: This book is the author's "life's work." Mears argues in the book that philosophers from Locke to Hegel assumed the eternal unchangeability of capitalism, while also critiquing liberals from Malthus to Hayek. The author believes that Marx's research object is capital, not just capitalism. Mears defines the capitalist system as one that includes both private ownership and post-capitalism of the Soviet type. Based on this premise, the author exposes the global expansion of capitalism and its consequences, summarizes the reasons for the collapse of the Soviet system, and proposes strategic ideas for the future of socialism. After the dramatic changes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, Mears compiled his lifelong reflections into the book Beyond Capital, which sparked widespread response in the international Marxist academia.