Beyond Capital (On a Transition Theory, Part 1 and 2)

Author: (English) Mezaros, translated by Zheng Yiming et al.
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: This book is the author's "life's work." Mezaros 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. Mezaros defines the capitalist system as one that includes both private ownership and post-capitalism in the Soviet type. Based on this, the author exposes the global expansion of capitalism and its consequences, as well as summarizes the reasons for the disintegration of the Soviet system, and proposes strategic ideas for the future of socialism. After the dramatic changes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, Mezaros compiled his lifelong reflections into the book Beyond Capital, which sparked widespread response in the international Marxist academic community.