History of Marxist Economic Thought (Japan Volume)

Author: Zhang Zhongren
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Publishing Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book is a research outcome of the Key Project of the National Social Science Fund of China and a multi-volume academic work that comprehensively and systematically discusses the history of Marxist economic thought. With approximately 1.5 million words, it is divided into five volumes: The Classics Volume, The China Volume, The Soviet Russia Volume, The Europe and America Volume, and The Japan Volume. The entire work follows the scientific connotation of Marxist economics as its main thread, striving to highlight the research characteristics of being up-to-date and open. It adopts new domestic and international data and research achievements, fully exploring the evolution and development of major representative schools in the history of Marxist economic thought worldwide, analyzing them meticulously, objectively, and fairly, and providing just evaluations. It also emphasizes the continuity and development of theoretical thoughts among the classic writers and figures in various schools of Marxist economic thought. Guided by Marxist materialist dialectics and employing comparative research as the basic method, the author combines normative and empirical approaches with qualitative and quantitative analysis, attempting to outline the basic framework and trends of change in the history of Marxist economic thought. Some parts of the book fill academic gaps, and its overall structure is systematic, with innovative theoretical elaborations. Its academic value lies in comprehensively and systematically discussing the history of Marxist economic thought, which can greatly enrich the connotations of the discipline and promote its development. Its practical significance lies in scientifically observing and analyzing the development and evolution of contemporary socialism and capitalism, exploring some issues, gaining insights, and benefiting us in more firmly applying Marxist economic thought to guide China's modernization construction, adhering to the Scientific Outlook on Development, and comprehensively building a socialist harmonious society. This book covers the Japan Volume. Marxist Economic Thought History is a research outcome of the Key Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (02AJIJ0107) and a multi-volume academic monograph. The entire work is divided into five volumes, respectively discussing the history of economic thought of Marxist classics, the history of Marxist economic thought in China, the history of Marxist economic thought in the Soviet Union and Russia, the history of Marxist economic thought in Europe and America, and the history of Marxist economic thought in Japan. Guided by materialist dialectics and employing comparative research as the basic method, the author focuses on the scientific connotation of Marxist economics as the main thread, striving to highlight the research characteristics of being up-to-date and open, exploring the background and evolution of various representative schools in the history of Marxist economic thought worldwide, analyzing them meticulously, objectively, and fairly, and providing just evaluations. It also emphasizes the continuity and development of theoretical thoughts among the classic writers and figures in various schools of Marxist economic thought, outlining the basic framework and trends of change in the history of Marxist economic thought. This volume specifically discusses the history of Marxist economic thought in Japan, including: the introduction of socialist thought in the early Meiji period, the three major debates before World War II, the basic trajectory of the development of Japanese Marxist economics from the post-war period to the late 1980s, the formation of the Japan Society of Economic Theory and the four major schools, the rise of the mathematical school of Marxist economics in Japan, new developments in the study of the labor theory of value, research trends in the theory of surplus value, theoretical understanding of socialist market economy, and new dynamics in the study of Marxist economic thought in Japan. Marxist Economic Thought History is a research outcome of the Key Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (02AJL007) and a multi-volume academic monograph. The entire work is divided into five volumes, respectively discussing the history of economic thought of Marxist classics, the history of Marxist economic thought in China, the history of Marxist economic thought in the Soviet Union and Russia, the history of Marxist economic thought in Europe and America, and the history of Marxist economic thought in Japan. Guided by materialist dialectics and employing comparative research as the basic method, the author focuses on the scientific connotation of Marxist economics as the main thread, striving to highlight the research characteristics of being up-to-date and open, exploring the background and evolution of various representative schools in the history of Marxist economic thought worldwide, analyzing them meticulously, objectively, and fairly, and providing just evaluations. It also emphasizes the continuity and development of theoretical thoughts among the classic writers and figures in various schools of Marxist economic thought, outlining the basic framework and trends of change in the history of Marxist economic thought. This volume specifically discusses the history of Marxist economic thought in Japan, including: the introduction of socialist thought in the early Meiji period, the three major debates before World War II, the basic trajectory of the development of Japanese Marxist economics from the post-war period to the late 1980s, the formation of the Japan Society of Economic Theory and the four major schools, the rise of the mathematical school of Marxist economics in Japan, new developments in the study of the labor theory of value, research trends in the theory of surplus value, theoretical understanding of socialist market economy, and new dynamics in the study of Marxist economic thought in Japan.