History of Marxist Economic Thought: The Classics 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 follows the scientific connotation of Marxist economics as its main thread, striving to highlight the research characteristics of being contemporary and open. It employs new domestic and international data and research findings to fully explore the evolutionary trends of major representative schools in the history of Marxist economic thought worldwide, analyzing them in detail with objective arguments and fair evaluations. It emphasizes the continuity and development of theoretical thoughts among the classic authors 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 the history of Marxist economic thought. Some parts of this 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 greatly enriches the connotation of the discipline and advances its development. Its practical significance lies in scientifically observing and analyzing the evolution of modern and contemporary socialism and capitalism, exploring certain issues, and gaining insights that are beneficial to 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 Classics Volume. Marxist Economic Thought History is a research outcome of the Key Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (02AJIJD07), 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 contemporary and open, exploring the background and evolutionary trends of various representative schools in the history of Marxist economic thought worldwide, analyzing them in detail with objective arguments and fair evaluations. It emphasizes the continuity and development of theoretical thoughts among the classic authors and figures in the history of Marxist economic thought, outlining the fundamental framework and trends of the history of Marxist economic thought. This volume specifically discusses the history of economic thought of Marxist classics. It includes: the historical conditions for the formation of Marx and Engels' economic thought, the initial, developmental, mature, and perfect periods of Marx and Engels' economic thought; the historical conditions for the formation of Lenin's economic thought, the formation, development, and perfection periods of Lenin's economic thought; the historical conditions for the formation of Stalin's economic thought, the formation, development, and maturity periods of Stalin's economic thought; the historical conditions for the formation and development of Mao Zedong's economic thought, Mao Zedong's economic thought during the New Democratic Revolution period, the transition period, and the socialist period; the historical conditions for the formation and development of Deng Xiaoping's economic thought, the formation and development of Deng Xiaoping's economic thought, Deng Xiaoping's economic thought during the primary stage of socialism and the construction of socialism. This volume specifically discusses the history of economic thought of Marxist classics. It includes: the historical conditions for the formation of Marx and Engels' economic thought, the initial, developmental, mature, and perfect periods of Marx and Engels' economic thought, etc.