ABSTRACT

Volume Two covers the years 1861-1863, when Marx consolidated and refined the arguments of his critique of political economy in his relatively neglected manuscripts Theories of Surplus Value.
* Special attention is paid to the nature, scope and limitations of Marx's critique and to the critique of Ricardo's Principles.

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

Part I Exchange value and distribution before Ricardo

part |2 pages

Part II David Ricardo and the apogee of Classical political economy

part |2 pages

Part III Exchange value and distribution after Ricardo

part |2 pages

Part IV Political economy and the ‘Law of Motion’ of capitalism

part |2 pages

Part V Epilogue