A Contribution to the Critique of Contemporary Capitalism: Theoretical and International Perspectives ( Global Political Studies )

Publication series :Global Political Studies

Author: Raju J. Das  

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.‎

Publication year: 2015

E-ISBN: 9781631175626

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781631175596

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781631175596

Subject: F091.9 Marxist economic thought

Keyword: Political Science

Language: ENG

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A Contribution to the Critique of Contemporary Capitalism: Theoretical and International Perspectives

Chapter

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

NEOLIBERALISM AND CLASS STRUGGLE

NEOLIBERALISM AND THE LEFT

CONCLUDING COMMENTS

Chapter 9: SCIENCE FOR PROFIT OR PEOPLE? A CRITIQUE OF THE STATE AND ITS RELATION TO THE DRUG COMPANIES IN THE USA

THE PHARMACEUTICAL FRAUD CASE

PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AND CAPITALIST SOCIETY

Chapter 10: THE STATE, THE BUSINESS WORLD AND DEATH OF ORDINARY WORKING PEOPLE IN THE US: WHERE DOES THE PROBLEM LIE?

THE TEXAS EXPLOSION: ITS BROADER HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHICALCONTEXT

WHY DID TEXAS HAPPEN? WHY, INDEED, DO INDUSTRIAL DISASTERS HAPPEN?

CONCLUSION: CORPORATE TERRORISM—WHAT IS TO BE DONE?

Chapter 11: WHY ARE SO-CALLED RADICAL MOVEMENTS NOT AS RADICAL AS THEY APPEAR? A CRITIQUE OF THE MAOIST MOVEMENT IN INDIA

THE MAOIST MOVEMENT IN INDIA

MAOISTS’/NAXALITES’ THEORY OF CLASS RELATIONS

AN ASSESSMENT

POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF FAULTY THEORY

CONCLUSION

Chapter 12: PROTEST POLITICS IN THE WORLD: A MARXIST CRITIQUE

WORLD-WIDE PROTEST POLITICS

NEED FOR RADICAL THEORY

WHAT IS NOT TO BE DONE?

SO, WHAT IS TO BE DONE?

WORKS CITED

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION

INDEX

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