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Author:   Rajani K. Kanth
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781563240706

ISBN 10:   156324070
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   31 October 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Capitalism And Social Theory: Marxism And Pluralism; Chapter 1 Marxism and Pluralism: The Fateful Marx-Weber Encounter; Chapter 2 Max Weber and Rationalization: A Critique; Chapter 3 Bureaucracy, Power, and Domination: A Commentary; Part 2 Marx and Political Theory: Theories of State, Class, and Power; Chapter 4 The Iron Law of Oligarchy: A Critique of Michels; Chapter 5 The Ruling Class: A Critique of Mosca; Chapter 6 Classical Marxism, NeoMarxism, and the State: A Retrospective; Part 3 Political Economy and Policy: The Foundations of Classicism; Chapter 7 The Riddle of Laissez-Faire: Tales of Ricardo; Chapter 8 The Demise of Ricardianism: Some Theses on Ricardo; Chapter 9 Political Economy and Policy: The Malthus-Ricardo Embroilment; Part 4 Economics and Epistemology: Toward Materialism; Chapter 10 The Foundations of Economic Analysis: Toward Realism; Chapter 11 Science, Class, and Theory: The Elusive Anatomy of Social Discourse; Chapter 12 Political Economy and Philosophy: Tensions in Orthodoxy; Part 5 EuroMarxism and Third-Worldism: Toward Autonomism; Chapter 13 EuroMarxism and “Dependency”: A Portentous Disjunction;

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Rajani Kannepalli Kanth was educated at the Delhi School of Economics, Columbia University, and the New School for Social Research, with degrees in Economics and Social Anthropology. His teaching career, spanning two decades, began at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1971–1974, interrupted by a stint at the United Nations in New York, only to be continued at the State University of New York and then on to the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City where he is currently based. Author of Political Economy and Laissez-Faire (1986) and co-editor of Explorations in Political Economy (1991), he has held Visiting Fellowships at Oxford University, England, and the University of Bielefeld, Germany. His teaching and research interests include political economy and social theory.

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