History of Marxist Economic Thought: China Volume

Author: Cheng Enfu
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book is a research outcome of the Key Project of the National Social Science Fund of China, 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 takes the scientific connotation of Marxist economics as its main thread, striving to highlight the research characteristics of keeping pace with the times and openness. It adopts new domestic and international data and research achievements, fully exploring the evolutionary context and trends of major representative schools in the history of Marxist economic thought worldwide, analyzing them meticulously, objectively, and fairly, and evaluating them justly. It emphasizes the inheritance and development of theoretical thoughts among classic authors and figures in various schools within the history 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 evolutionary trends of 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 its comprehensive and systematic discussion of the history of Marxist economic thought, which can greatly enrich the connotation of the discipline and advance its development. Its practical significance lies in scientifically observing and analyzing the development and evolution of modern and contemporary socialism and capitalism, exploring certain 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 China Volume. Marxist Economic Thought History is a research outcome of the Key Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (02AJL007), 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, striving to highlight the research characteristics of keeping pace with the times and openness, exploring the background and evolutionary trends of various representative schools in the history of Marxist economic thought worldwide, analyzing them meticulously, objectively discussing them, and evaluating them fairly; it emphasizes the inheritance and development of theoretical thoughts among classic authors and figures in the history of Marxist economic thought, outlining the fundamental framework and evolutionary trends of the history of Marxist economic thought. This volume specifically discusses the history of Marxist economic thought in China. It includes: a brief overview of the contribution of figures like Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu to the dissemination of Marxist economic thought and the research and debates on the nature of old Chinese society; a general introduction to the research achievements of Marxist economic methodology and theories; a comprehensive presentation of the main theoretical views of contemporary Chinese scholars on the stages of socialist development, commodity economy and market economy, ownership and property rights, and distribution systems; and an introduction to the analysis and exploration of contemporary capitalist economy by Chinese scholars on the nature and stages of development of contemporary capitalism, ownership and class structures, fundamental contradictions and economic cycles, monopolistic prices and profits, the role of the state, and distribution systems. This volume primarily elaborates on the dissemination and research of Marxist economic thought in old China, the research of Marxist economic thought in new China, the theoretical research of contemporary socialist economic thought in China, and the theoretical research of contemporary capitalist economic thought in China from the perspective of the development and innovation of Marxist economic thought in the Chinese academic community.