From: Jerry Levy (Gerald_A_Levy@MSN.COM)
Date: Sat Jun 09 2007 - 07:03:48 EDT
> Can anyone on the list give references to these claims? Hi Dogan: I would suggest Karl Kautsky's _The Economic Doctrines of Karl Marx_ as a reference. "Consumption" and "Circulation" aren't even included as separate entries in the rather extensive four page "Index" to the English edition (London, A. & C. Black, Ltd., 1925). A few additional brief comments. 1. Already during Marx's time there was an effort to simplify, popularize, and schematize his thought. Recall his famous quip: "I am not a Marxist". 2. The emphasis on production -- rather than grasping the unity of the production and circulation processes under capitalism -- has a basis in some of Marx's own writings, e.g. the famous "Preface" to _A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy_. 3. Volume 2 of _Capital_ was published in 1884 and had less of an impact on post-Marx Marxists than Volume 1. In solidarity, Jerry
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