The Present as History' and the Theory of Monopoly Capital

Authors

  • John Bellamy Foster
  • Grzegorz Konat

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14452/MR-069-09-2018-02_1

Keywords:

Political Economy

Abstract

The most important principle of the monopoly capital tradition is that of "the present as history"—a focus on the historical specificity that separates the various modes, stages, and phases of production and accumulation, and its application to our understanding of the present.

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Published

2018-02-01

Issue

Vol. 69, No. 9: February 2018

Section

Review of the Month

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