Capital as a social kind : definitions and transformations in the critique of political economy / Howard Engelskirchen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Engelskirchen, Howard, author.

Series:

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 141.

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 141

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism.

Marxian economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Capital as a Social Kind provides an introduction to social kinds in social theory. Thinking about kinds, the way we sort the things of the world into categories -- water, for example, is a natural kind - has made an important contribution to our understanding of science in the last half century, but these advances have been largely applicable to the natural, rather than the social sciences. Drawing on the rich examples offered by Marx's analysis of capital and exploring a methodology that will be of interest to both Marxist and non-Marxist social theorists alike, Capital as a

Contents:

Definitions

Introduction: social kinds in social theory

Why is this labor value? : commodity producing labor as a social kind

Separation and subordination : the real definition of capital as a social kind

The concept of capital in the Grundrisse

Transformations

Value and contract formation

What ought to be done : Marxism and normativity

Winning the battle of democracy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613103932

9781136810466

1136810463

9781283103930

1283103931

9781136810473

1136810471

9780203828748

0203828747

OCLC:

719369563