The Accumulation of Capital

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The Accumulation of Capital

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Preface

Section One: The Problem of Reproduction

Chapter 1: The Object of Our Investigation

Chapter 2: Quesnay's and Adam Smith’s Analyses of the Process of Reproduction

Chapter 3: A Criticism of Smith’s Analysis

Chapter 4: Marx’s Scheme of Simple Reproduction

Chapter 5: The Circulation of Money Chapter 6: Enlarged Reproduction

Chapter 7: Analysis of Marx’s Diagram of Enlarged Reproduction

Chapter 8: Marx’s Attempt To Resolve the Difficulty

Chapter 9: The Difficulty Viewed From the Angle of the Process of Circulation Section Two: Historical Exposition of the Problem First Round: Sismondi-Malthus vs. Say-Ricardo, Macculloch

Chapter 10. Sismondi’s theory of Reproduction

Chapter 11: Macculloch vs. Sismondi Chapter 12: Ricardo vs. Sismondi Chapter 13: Say vs. Sismondi Chapter 14: Malthus Second Round: the Controversy Between Rodbertus and Vor Kirchmann

Chapter 15 vs. Kirchmann’s theory of Reproduction

Chapter 16: Rodbertus’ Criticism of the Classical School

Chapter 17: Rodbertus’ Analysis of Reproduction Third Round Struve-Bulgakov-Tugan Baranovski vs. Vorontsov-Nikolayon

Chapter 18: A New Version of the Problem

Chapter 19. Vorontsov and His ‘surplus’ Chapter 20. Nikolayon

Chapter 21: Struve’s ‘Third Persons’ and ‘Three World Empires’

Chapter 22: Bulgakov and His Completion of Marx’s Analysis

Chapter 23: Tugan Baranovski and His ‘Lack of Proportion’

Chapter 24: The End of Russian ‘Legalist’ Marxism Section Three: the Historical Conditions of Accumulation

Chapter 25: Contradictions Within the Diagram of Enlarged Reproduction

Chapter 26: The Reproduction of Capital and Its Social Setting

Chapter 27: The Struggle Against Natural Economy

Chapter 28: The Introduction of Commodity Economy

Chapter 29. the Struggle Against Peasant Economy Chapter 30. International Loans

Chapter 31: Protective Tariffs and Accumulation

Chapter 32: Militarism as a Province of Accumulation Download the original PDF version.

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