A contribution to the critique of contemporary capitalism : theoretical and international perspectives / Raju J. Das.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Das, Raju J., author.

Contributor:

Das, Raju J.

Series:

Global political studies series.

Global Political Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism.

Marxian economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book is a critique of the capitalist world, including both the injustices it inflicts and the acts of resistance it provokes, which end up reproducing it. The book is also a critique of the ideas about this world, especially some of the ideas which are considered to be progressive. The book talks about why so-called critical thought as it exists is inadequate; why genuine critique is possible and necessary; what its different forms and attributes are; and who it is aimed toward: the masses or academia? This book presents what it considers to be the most adequate form of critique: the Marxi

Contents:

""A CONTRIBUTION TO THE CRITIQUE OF CONTEMPORARY CAPITALISM: THEORETICAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES""; ""A CONTRIBUTION TO THE CRITIQUE OF CONTEMPORARY CAPITALISM: THEORETICAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""PART 1: LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS""; ""Chapter 1: THINKING CRITICALLY: A CRITIQUE OF CRITICAL THINKING""; ""SCARCITY OF GENUINE CRITIQUE""; ""WHY IS IT POSSIBLE AND NECESSARY TO BE CRITICAL?""; ""TYPOLOGY OF CRITIQUE""; ""TARGETS OF CRITIQUE""; ""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION""

""Chapter 2: MAPPING THE MARXIST CRITIQUE OF SOCIETY: OR, WHAT REALLY IS MARXISM?""""THE MARXIST WAY OF KNOWING""; ""THE ECONOMIC, THE POLITICAL AND THE CULTURAL IN CLASS SOCIETIES""; ""CLASS AND ACCUMULATION IN CAPITALISM AND IN CONTEMPORARY CAPITALIST SOCIETIES""; ""FROM CLASS ANALYSIS TO CLASS ABOLITION, OR, FROM EXPLANATORY CRITIQUE TO RADICAL PRACTICE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""PART 2: CRITIQUING EXISTING CRITICAL IDEAS""; ""Chapter 3: UNPACKING POLITICISM AND IDEALISM IN STATE THEORY: A CRITIQUE OF POST-MARXIST CRITIQUE""; ""BEYOND THE STATE""

""WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLASS CHARACTER OF THE STATE?""""AGAINST HOFFMAN�S POST-MARXIST CRITIQUE OF MARXISM""; ""Chapter 4: THE DISCOURSE ON THE POLITICAL AND THE ECONOMIC IN THE WORLD�S LARGEST DEMOCRACY: WHERE ARE THE FAULT(LINE)S?""; ""BACKGROUND: ISSUES IN INDIA�S POLITICAL ECONOMY""; ""CLASS CHARACTER OF THE INDIAN SOCIETY""; ""THE NATURE OF THE INDIAN STATE AND ITS INTERVENTIONS""; ""POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENT: CONCEPTS AND EXPLANATIONS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Chapter 5: CAPITALISM AND FREE LABOR IN THE WORLD ECONOMY: A CRITIQUE OF MARXIST VIEWS""

""RELATION BETWEEN UNFREE LABOR AND CAPITALIST SOCIAL RELATIONS""""UNFREE LABOR AND DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTIVE FORCES UNDER CAPITALISM""; ""LABOR MADE UNFREE OR FORMALLY SUBSUMED? A COMRADELY CRITIQUE OF BRASS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Chapter 6: DEVELOPMENT OF CAPITALISM AND CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA�S RURAL AREAS: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF SOME ARGUMENTS""; ""AGRARIAN CLASS, CLASS DIFFERENTIATION AND CLASS STRUGGLE""; ""CLASS, THE STATE AND AGRARIAN TRANSITION""; ""IMPERIALISM, AND CAPITALISM IN RURAL AREAS OF THE GLOBAL PERIPHERY""; ""CONCLUSION""

""Chapter 7: WHY POVERTY AMID PLENTY? A MARXIST CRITIQUE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRACY IN THE PERIPHERY""""ECONOMIC GROWTH AND INEQUALITY""; ""THE CHANGING SOCIAL CHARACTER OF THE STATE: A PRO-MARKET (NEOLIBERAL) STATE OR A PRO-BUSINESS STATE?""; ""SOCIAL DEMOCRACY IN PRO-BUSINESS INDIA""; ""PART 3: CRITIQUING CONTEMPORARY CAPITALIST SOCIETY AND ANTI-CAPITALIST POLITICS""; ""Chapter 8: NEOLIBERALISM�S CLASS CHARACTER: CRITICAL VIEWS ON INDIA�S NEW ECONOMIC POLICY""; ""WHAT IS NEP (NOT)?""; ""WINNERS AND LOSERS""; ""AGRARIAN NEOLIBERALISM""; ""NEOLIBERALISM AS A SPATIAL PROJECT""

""NEOLIBERALISM AS AN IMPERIALIST PROJECT""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63117-562-9

OCLC:

916951917