History of Marxist Economic Thought - Europe and America

Author: Cheng Enfu
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book is a research outcome of the National Social Science Fund of China's key project 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 Classic Writers Volume, The China Volume, The Soviet Russia Volume, The Europe and America Volume, and The Japan Volume. The entire work takes 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 data and research findings from both China and abroad, fully exploring the context and evolution of major representative schools in the history of Marxist economic thought worldwide. The analysis is meticulous, objective, and fair; it also emphasizes the continuity and development of theoretical thoughts among 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 to outline the fundamental 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 modern and contemporary socialism and capitalism, exploring some issues, gaining insights, and benefiting us in more firmly applying Marxist economic thought to guide China's modernization, adhering to the Scientific Outlook on Development, and comprehensively building a socialist harmonious society. This book is the Europe and America Volume. Marxist Economic Thought: A History is a research outcome of the National Social Science Fund of China's key project (02AJL007) and a multi-volume academic monograph. The entire work is divided into five volumes, discussing the history of economic thought of Marxist classic writers, 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, 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; it also emphasizes the continuity and development of theoretical thoughts among classic writers and figures in various schools of Marxist economic thought, outlining the fundamental framework and trends of change in the history of Marxist economic thought. This volume specifically discusses the history of Marxist economic thought in Europe and America (mainly in Western Europe and North America), including: the origins and development of Marxist economic thought in Europe and America, Marxist economic thought and the Great Depression, the debate on socialist economic calculation, the response to Keynesianism, the debate on the transformation problem, the theory of stagflation and stages of capitalist development, underdeveloped political economy, analytical Marxism, new models of socialism, criticism of neoclassical economics, and explanations of new phenomena in capitalism. Marxist Economic Thought: A History is a research outcome of the National Social Science Fund of China's key project (02AJL007) and a multi-volume academic monograph. The entire work is divided into five volumes, discussing the history of economic thought of Marxist classic writers, 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, 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; it also emphasizes the continuity and development of theoretical thoughts among classic writers and figures in various schools of Marxist economic thought, outlining the fundamental framework and trends of change in the history of Marxist economic thought. This volume specifically discusses the history of Marxist economic thought in Europe and America (mainly in Western Europe and North America), including: the origins and development of Marxist economic thought in Europe and America, Marxist economic thought and the Great Depression, the debate on socialist economic calculation, the response to Keynesianism, the debate on the transformation problem, the theory of stagflation and stages of capitalist development, underdeveloped political economy, analytical Marxism, new models of socialism, criticism of neoclassical economics, and explanations of new phenomena in capitalism.