ABSTRACT

First published in 1987. Similar in content to Sherman’s previous book, Radical Political Economy, it covers most of the same issues and reaches the same overall conclusion in favour of democracy and socialism. Many of the analyses and conclusions on particular subjects, however, have changed because of the flood of new literature in every area of radical political economy and because the world has changed. The most important issue is the prevention of nuclear war.

part I|66 pages

Bases of Political Economy

part II|185 pages

Capitalism

part III|109 pages

Statism

chapter 10|8 pages

The Statist Mode of Production

chapter 11|21 pages

Origins of Statism

chapter 12|10 pages

Class Structure of Statism

chapter 13|18 pages

Statism and the State

chapter 14|18 pages

Centrally Planned Statism

chapter 15|14 pages

Market-Oriented Statism

part IV|30 pages

Socialism and Communism

chapter 17|11 pages

Political Economy of Feasible Socialism

chapter 18|17 pages

Political Economy of Feasible Communism