Accounting for History in Marx's Capital

The Missing Link

AvRobert Bryer

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Del i serien Heterodox Studies in the Critique of Political Economy

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Beskrivning

Accounting for History uses the accounting interpretation of Marx’s theories of history and value to explain and defend his prediction of the inevitability of socialism as the end of history. In addition to the technological and institutional development of advanced capitalism, Bryer argues that the key necessary conditions, are that workers see through capitalist ideology, understanding that Marx’s theory of value explains why the phenomenal forms appearing in capitalist accounts are distortions of the underlying social reality, and that demystified accounting is integral to his concept of socialism on Day One. To get to Day One, the book concludes, Marx left Marxists the tasks of critical accounting.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-06-25
Mått:159 x 238 x 38 mm
Vikt:835 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Heterodox Studies in the Critique of Political Economy
Antal sidor:438
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498551632

Utforska kategorier

Ekonomisk historia inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Forntidens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Redovisning inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Rob Bryer is professor emeritus of accounting at Warwick Business School, Warwick University.

Recensioner i media

I greatly enjoyed this book which covers the development of Marx’s theory over his lifetime; how the theory has been interpreted by subsequent authors and can be reconciled to historical knowledge unavailable to Marx during his life, or to events following his death; testing the viability of his theory against the extant accounting evidence; historical analysis ranging from the ancient Mesopotamians and Egyptians to the 1984-85 miners’ strike in Britain; and arguing in favor of a more coherent and proactive challenge to social injustice by critical accounting scholars mobilizing Marx’s theory of value. A fantastic read that will stimulate much debate.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 The Missing LinkChapter 2 Marx’s Theory of HistoryChapter 3 An Accounting Critique of Marxist InterpretationsChapter 4 Ancient SlaveryChapter 5 Slavery in the Late Roman EmpireChapter 6 Transition to Feudalism in Western EuropeChapter 7 Capitalist Ideology and AccountingChapter 8 The Socialist Mode of ProductionChapter 9 The Tasks of Critical Accounting