The Marxian Economics (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Das Kapital, A Contribution to The Critique Of The Political Economy, Wage-Labor and Capital, Free Trade, Wages, Price and ProfitBy Karl Marx

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The Marxian Economics presents a rigorous anatomy of capitalist production, tracing how commodities, value, wages, profit, and accumulation arise from historically specific social relations. Its style is analytic and polemical, combining philosophical argument with empirical observation and a dialectical movement from appearances to underlying structures. Written against classical political economy, especially Smith and Ricardo, it redirects economic inquiry toward exploitation, surplus value, class conflict, and the recurring crises of industrial capitalism. Karl Marx, German philosopher, economist, and revolutionary socialist, wrote amid the upheavals of nineteenth-century Europe and during long exile in London. His journalism, political organizing, and collaboration with Friedrich Engels sharpened his attention to workers' conditions and the worldwide expansion of capital. Years of research in the British Museum enabled him to turn moral outrage into a systematic critique of economic laws that seemed natural but were, for him, historical and changeable. This volume is indispensable for readers seeking the foundations of socialist thought, modern critiques of inequality, and debates over labor, markets, and power. Demanding but rewarding, it suits students of economics, history, philosophy, and political theory who want more than technical models: a sweeping interpretation of capitalism's origins, dynamism, contradictions, and possible transformation. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes. - The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists. - A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing. - An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text. - A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings. - Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.

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1The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Annotated)

2The Marxian Economics

3Wage-Labor and Capital (1847)

4Introduction

5Chapter 1 Preliminary

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6Chapter 2 What Are Wages?

7Chapter 3 By What is the Price of a Commodity Determined?

8Chapter 4 By What Are Wages Determined?

9Chapter 5 The Nature and Growth of Capital

10Chapter 6 Relation of Wage-labor to Capital

11Chapter 7 The General Law That Determines the Rise and Fall of Wages and Profits

12Chapter 8 The Interests of Capital and Wage-labor Are Diametrically Opposed -- Effect of Growth of Productive Capital on Wages

13Chapter 9 Effect of Capitalist Competition on the Capitalist Class, The Middle Class, and The Working Class

14Free Trade

15Wages, Price and Profit (1865)

16Preliminary

17I. Production and Wages

18II. Production, Wages, Profits

19III. Wages and Currency

20IV. Supply and Demand

21V. Wages and Prices

22VI. Value and Labour

23VII. Labouring Power

24VIII. Production of Surplus Value

25IX. Value of Labour

26X. Profit is Made by Selling a Commodity at its Value

27XI. The Different Parts into Which Surplus Value is Decomposed

28XII. General Relation of Profits, Wages and Prices

29XIII. Main Cases of Attempts at Raising Wages or Resisting Their Fall

30XIV. The Struggle Between Capital and Labour and its Results

31Capital

32Vol. 1 - The Process of Capitalist Production

33Author’s Preface: First German Edition

34Editor’s Preface: First English Translation

35Part 1 - Commodities and Money

361. Commodities

37I. The Two Factors of a Commodity: Use-Value and Value

38II. The Two-fold Character of the Labour Embodied in Commodities

39III. The Form of Value or Exchange-Value

40IV. The Fetishism of Commodities and the Secret Thereof

412. Exchange

423. Money, or the Circulation of Commodities

43I. The Measure of Values

44II. The Medium of Circulation

45III. Money

46Part 2 - Transformation of Money into Capital

474. The General Formula for Capital

485. Contradictions in the General Formula of Capital

496. The Buying and Selling of Labour-Power

50Part 3 - The Production of Absolute Surplus-Value

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