Socialism in Marx's Capital Towards a Dealienated World /

Chattopadhyay, Paresh.

Socialism in Marx's Capital Towards a Dealienated World / [electronic resource] : by Paresh Chattopadhyay. - 1st ed. 2021. - XVI, 154 p. 1 illus. online resource. - Marx, Engels, and Marxisms, 2524-7123 . - Marx, Engels, and Marxisms, .

1. Introduction -- 2. Labour, Alienation, and Accumulation in Capitalism -- 3. Capitalism as a Transitional Society -- 4. Socialism and Democracy -- 5. Socialism and Emancipation -- 6. Socialism and the Human Individual.

This book explores how Marx envisaged society after capital(ism) by a close examination of the idea of socialism in the text(s) of Capital. Going beyond Marx's critique of the Gotha Programme, Paresh Chattopadhyay challenges those who leave Capital aside in discussions of socialism in Marx's works on the grounds that it is uniquely preoccupied with the critical analysis of capitalism. Instead, Chattopadhyay shows how Marx, in Capital, considered capitalism as a simple transitional society preparing the advent of socialism envisioned as an association of free and equal individuals. Paresh Chattopadhyay is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Quebec, Canada.

9783030552039

10.1007/978-3-030-55203-9 doi


Political theory.
Political philosophy.
Political sociology.
Economic policy.
Economics.
Political economy.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Political Sociology.
Political Economy/Economic Systems.
International Political Economy.

JC11-607

320.01

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