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Book SynopsisA work of social theory. It contributes to the way for a balanced consideration of some of the most important social movements.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: The Marxian Doctrine. ; Prologue. ; I. Marx the Prophet. ; II. Marx the Sociologist. ; III. Marx the Economist. ; IV Marx the Teacher. ; Part II: Can Capitalism Survive? ; Prologue. ; V. The Rate of Increase of Total Output. ; VI. Plausible Capitalism. ; VII. The Process of Creative Destruction. ; VIII. Monopolistics Practices. ; IX. Closed Season. ; X. The Vanishing of Investment Opportunity. ; XI. The Civilization of Capitalism. ; XII. Crumbling Walls. ; XIII. Growing Hostility. ; XIV. Decomposition. ; Part III: Can Socialism Work? ; XV. Clearing Decks. ; XVI. The Socialist Blueprint. ; XVII. Comparison of Blueprints. ; XVIII. The Human Element. ; XIX. Transition. ; Part IV: Socialism and Democracy. ; XX. The Setting of the Problem. ; XXI. The Classical Doctrine of Democracy. ; XXII. Another Theory of Democracy. ; XXIII. The Inference. ; Part V: A Historical Sketch of Socialist Parties. ; Prologue. ; XXIV. The Nonage. ; XXV. The Situation that Marx Faced. ; XXVI. From 1875 to 1914. ; XXVII. From the First to the Second World War. ; XXVIII. The Consequences of the Second World War. ; Preface to the First Edition, 1942. ; Preface to the Second Edition, 1946. ; Preface to the Third Edition, 1949. ; The March Into Socialism. ; Index.
