ABSTRACT
Marxian social science is a diverse and considerable body of work. This presents problems for a study such as this and it has been important to demarcate clear boundaries and to identify specific themes. This work has sought to consider a number of themes in Marxian economics in the light of the debates between analytical and orthodox Marxists. Both these traditions have adopted an approach that embraces mathematical formalism. However, analytical Marxists are hostile to a labour theory of value, whereas orthodox Marxists regard value theory as useful, if problematic.
