Monopoly capital : an essay on the American economic and social order / Paul A. Baran and Paul M. Sweezy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baran, Paul A.

Contributor:

Sweezy, Paul M. (Paul Marlor), 1910-2004.

Series:

Modern reader paperbacks ; PB-73

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monopolies--United States.

Monopolies.

Marxian economics.

Capital.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 p.)

Edition:

1st Modern reader paperback ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, 1968, c1966.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This landmark text by Paul Baran and Paul Sweezy is a classic of twentieth-century radical thought, a hugely influential book that continues to shape our understanding of modern capitalism. "This book... deals with a vital area of economics, has a unique approach, is stimulating and well written. It represents the first serious attempt to extend Marx's model of competitive capitalism to the new conditions of monopoly capitalism." - Howard J. Sherman, American Economic Review

Contents:

Cover; Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The Giant Corporation; 3 The Tendency of Surplus to Rise; 4 The Absorption of Surplus: Capitalists' Consumption and Investment; 5 The Absorption of Surplus: the Sales Effort; 6 The Absorption of Surplus: Civilian Government; 7 The Absorption of Surplus: Militarism and Imperialism; 8 On the History of Monopoly Capitalism; 9 Monopoly Capitalism and Race Relations; 10 On the Quality of Monopoly Capitalist Society; 11 The Irrational System; Appendix: Estimating the Economic Surplus; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S

TV; W; Y; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781583674000

1583674004

9781583674017

1583674012

OCLC:

827209081