Construction of Marxist International Trade Theory

Author: Li Chong
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: In the late 1950s of the 19th century, Marx had planned to write a six-volume work titled "Critique of Political Economy" to elaborate on his research findings on the capitalist economic system, with volumes five and six being "Foreign Trade" and "World Market." However, Marx was unable to complete his writing plan during his lifetime. Establishing a theoretical framework for international trade became Marx's. This book attempts to analyze international trade issues and construct Marxist theory of international trade using the fundamental categories, theories, and methods of Marx's economics. Starting from international division of labor, it explains the causes and directions of international trade through categories such as international value, international production price, and international monopoly price. It analyzes the impact of production factors and competitive advantages on international trade, explores phenomena such as intra-firm, intra-industry, and intra-company trade, examines the distribution of gains in international trade, and finally studies the process of capital accumulation and social capital reproduction under international trade conditions, revealing the historical fate of the world capitalist economic system.