Twenty-first-century capital
Critical post-Soviet Marxist reflectionsHow would Marx have understood twenty-first-century capitalism? For Buzgalin and Kolganov, the answer lies in a theoretical investigation of how and why the fundamental elements of capitalism- commodities, money and capital – have changed since the publication of Marx?s Capital more than 150 years ago. Introducing the concepts of social creativity, markets for simulacra and virtual fictitious capital – Buzgalin and Kolganov offer a recovery and development of Marx?s understanding of social transformations. Twenty-first century capitalism not only demonstrates Marxism?s relevance to the core economic questions of our time and its superiority over neoclassical economics, but it leads English-language readers into the ?undiscovered country? of Soviet and post-Soviet critical Marxism. How might modern Marxism respond to the contemporary challenges of the commodification of knowledge and information? And can it arrive at something resembling a Capital for the twenty-first century? This accessible and comprehensive account is essential reading for those wanting to understand the problems of the modern economy. ISBN: 9781526131454, 1526131455
