Marx, Uno and the Critique of Economics: Towards an Ex-Capitalist Transition

This book explores the scientificity of Marx's project in Capital, its applicability to navigating world-historic change across capitalist stages of development, and what Marxian economics teaches us about building viable future historical societies. It argues that capitalism has entered a period of disintegration and exposes the futility of bourgeois policy interventions attempting to revive it.

Format: Hardback
Length: 209 pages
Publication date: 01 February 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This remarkable book, written in a question-and-answer format, vividly brings to life the work of renowned Marxian economist Thomas T. Sekine, delving into the scientificity of Marx's project in Capital, its applicability to navigating world-historic change across capitalist stages of development, and the invaluable insights it offers about building viable future historical societies. Sekine, a student and follower of Marxist Kozo Uno, posits a thought-provoking argument that capitalism, rather than constituting the end of history, or awaiting a socialist revolution, has entered a period of disintegration. This transformative phase, following World War I and the Great Depression of the 1930s, marks a departure from the previous trajectory of capitalism. Grounded in a scathing critique of bourgeois economics in all its forms, Sekine exposes the futility of bourgeois policy interventions aimed at reviving capitalism. This book appeals to economists from both the mainstream and heterodox schools, as well as those with a broad interest in the history of economic thought.

This remarkable book, written in a question-and-answer format, vividly brings to life the work of renowned Marxian economist Thomas T. Sekine, delving into the scientificity of Marx's project in Capital, its applicability to navigating world-historic change across capitalist stages of development, and the invaluable insights it offers about building viable future historical societies. Sekine, a student and follower of Marxist Kozo Uno, posits a thought-provoking argument that capitalism, rather than constituting the end of history, or awaiting a socialist revolution, has entered a period of disintegration. This transformative phase, following World War I and the Great Depression of the 1930s, marks a departure from the previous trajectory of capitalism. Grounded in a scathing critique of bourgeois economics in all its forms, Sekine exposes the futility of bourgeois policy interventions aimed at reviving capitalism. This book appeals to economists from both the mainstream and heterodox schools, as well as those with a broad interest in the history of economic thought.

Weight: 426g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031226298
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023