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Book SynopsisWas Marxism a variety of German Idealist self-actualization in economic form? A deeply flawed blueprint for social engineering? A catechism for post-colonial insurgencies? the intellectual foundations of modern social democracy? In this wide ranging summation, Sullivan tackles the multi-tentacled reach of Marx''s legacy, and explores both the limits and the lasting significance of his ideas.
Structured around three obstacles to freedom - poverty, corruption and banality - the work engages both Marx and his critics in addressing unresolved issues of the current social and political order. As such, the work, after two introductory chapters, leaves behind Marxology and its familiar cast of characters (Bernstein, Kautsky, Adorno, Lukacs, Fanon, Horkheimer, Marcuse, etc.) to address both neo-Marxist and non-Marxist interpretations of these obstacles. These include growth-led poverty alleviation, human capital theory, current debates on rent-seeking and public choice theory, weakne
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'The strengths of this book are its lively style and sense of engagement with a broad range of ideas and authors in the Marxist tradition.' - Terrell Carver, University of Bristol
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface 1. Introduction 2. The twentieth-century reception 3. Poverty 4. Corruption 5. Banality Notes Bibliographical essay Index
