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The falling rate of profit and the Great Recession of 2007-2009 : a new approach to applying Marx's value theory and its implications for socialist strategy

Title
  1. The falling rate of profit and the Great Recession of 2007-2009 : a new approach to applying Marx's value theory and its implications for socialist strategy / by Peter Jones.
Published by
  1. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Author
  1. Jones, Peter (Peter M.)

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Description
  1. xlv, 226 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 25 cm.
Summary
  1. "In The Falling Rate of Profit and the Great Recession of 2007-2009, Peter Jones develops a new non-equilibrium interpretation of the labour theory of value Karl Marx builds in Capital. Applying this to US national accounting data, Jones shows that when measured correctly the profit rate falls in the lead up to the Great Recession, and for the main reason Marx identifies: the rising organic composition of capital. Jones also details a new theory of finance, which shows how cycles in the profit rate relate to stock market booms and slumps, and movements in the interest rate. He discusses the implications of the analysis and Marx and Engels' work generally for a democratic socialist strategy"--
Series statement
  1. Historical materialism book series, 1570-1522 ; volume 191
Uniform title
  1. Historical materialism book series ; 191.
Subject
  1. 2001-2009
  2. Labor theory of value > United States
  3. Business cycles > United States
  4. Business cycles
  5. Economic history
  6. Labor theory of value
  7. United States > Economic conditions > 2001-2009
  8. United States
Call number
  1. JFE 21-8824
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Jones, Peter (Peter M.), author.
Title
  1. The falling rate of profit and the Great Recession of 2007-2009 : a new approach to applying Marx's value theory and its implications for socialist strategy / by Peter Jones.
Publisher
  1. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. Historical materialism book series, 1570-1522 ; volume 191
  2. Historical materialism book series ; 191.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological term
  1. 2001-2009
Other form:
  1. Online version: Jones, Peter (Peter M.), The falling rate of profit and the great recession of 2007-2009 Boston : Brill, 2019. 9789004398320 (DLC) 2019042151
LCCN
  1. 2019042150
Other standard identifier
  1. 40030495190
ISBN
  1. 9789004325333 hardcover
  2. 9004325336 hardcover
Research call number
  1. JFE 21-8824
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