Research on New Developments in Contemporary Capitalism

Author: Zang Xiuling
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Since World War II, especially since the 1980s, contemporary capitalism has undergone significant developments, giving rise to a series of new phenomena and issues. Guided by Marxist theory, this book systematically analyzes these new developments using Marxist perspectives and fundamental viewpoints. The content covers the new stage of contemporary capitalist development, the technological revolution and productivity growth in developed capitalist countries, adjustments and reforms in ownership forms, social distribution, and economic operation mechanisms, new changes in class structure and class relations, the new development and crisis of political democracy, the global expansion of capitalism's fundamental contradictions and the historical trends of capitalist development, and the new challenges in the relationship between socialism and capitalism in the 21st century. Through the study of these issues, the book attempts to reveal the dialectical relationship between the duality of contemporary capitalist development and Marx's theories of "the two inevitable" and "the two inexorable," providing theoretical grounds for the rational utilization of the outstanding achievements of capitalism and the prudent rejection of its flaws, as well as for the proper handling of relations between countries with the "two systems." The book is well-documented, presents original viewpoints, and offers compelling arguments, serving as a valuable reference for understanding the contemporary capitalist world.