Progressive theorists and activists insist that contemporary capitalism is deeply flawed from a normative point of view. However, most accept the liberal egalitarian thesis that the serious shortcomings of market societies (financial excess, inequality, and so on) could be overcome with proper...

This book provides a wide-ranging and in-depth reappraisal of the relation between Marx's economic theory in Capital and Hegel's Logic by leading Marxian economists and philosophers from around the world

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements and Dedication -- Introduction -- Part One A Systematic Reconstruction of the Globalisation Debate -- Chapter One The Social-State Model of Globalisation -- Chapter Two The Neoliberal Model of Globalisation -- Chapter Three The Catalytic-State Model of...

Most social theorists agree with Adam Smith's assertion that ‘consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production', with technology serving as a means to that end. Marx acknowledged the great benefits that capitalism's unprecedented technological dynamism has brought to humanity. For...