ABSTRACT
This work examines the complex, detailed relationship between the theory of wealth and the theory of power, both subsumed as they are under the overarching mantle of capitalist ideology, ever distorting real connections and evading critical issues. It examines various theories of class, state, and power either explicitly or implicitly avowed in the diverse social science disciplines of politics, economics, and sociology. In illuminating the subtle machinations of ideology, it boldly reveals the realist ontology of capitalism which produces illusory theory. The essays employ transcendental realism, emphasizing the primacy of ontology over epistemology as a mode of critique, necessarily going beyond traditional Marxian arguments in many cases. Although intended only as an analytical critique, the project is emancipatory of necessity, for it allows, ultimately, for an increased purchase on reality.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |44 pages
Capitalism And Social Theory: Marxism And Pluralism
chapter |13 pages
Marxism and Pluralism: The Fateful Marx-Weber Encounter
chapter |7 pages
Max Weber and Rationalization: A Critique
chapter |20 pages
Bureaucracy, Power, and Domination: A Commentary
part |36 pages
Marx and Political Theory: Theories of State, Class, and Power
chapter |9 pages
The Iron Law of Oligarchy: A Critique of Michels
chapter |9 pages
The Ruling Class: A Critique of Mosca
chapter |14 pages
Classical Marxism, NeoMarxism, and the State: A Retrospective
part |42 pages
Political Economy and Policy: The Foundations of Classicism
chapter |9 pages
The Riddle of Laissez-Faire: Tales of Ricardo
chapter |10 pages
The Demise of Ricardianism: Some Theses on Ricardo
chapter |20 pages
Political Economy and Policy: The Malthus-Ricardo Embroilment
part |73 pages
Economics and Epistemology: Toward Materialism
chapter |19 pages
The Foundations of Economic Analysis: Toward Realism
chapter |38 pages
Science, Class, and Theory: The Elusive Anatomy of Social Discourse
chapter |13 pages
Political Economy and Philosophy: Tensions in Orthodoxy
part |14 pages
EuroMarxism and Third-Worldism: Toward Autonomism