1st Edition

Capitalism and Social Theory: Essays and Inquiry

By Rajani K. Kanth Copyright 1992
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

This work examines the complex, detailed relationship between the theory of wealth and the theory of power, both subsumed as they are under the overarching mantle of capitalist ideology, ever distorting real connections and evading critical issues. It examines various theories of class, state, and power either explicitly or implicitly avowed in the diverse social science disciplines of politics,... Read more
Part 1 Capitalism And Social Theory: Marxism And Pluralism; Chapter 1 Marxism and Pluralism: The Fateful Marx-Weber Encounter; Chapter 2 Max Weber and Rationalization: A Critique; Chapter 3 Bureaucracy, Power, and Domination: A Commentary; Part 2 Marx and Political Theory: Theories of State, Class, and Power; Chapter 4 The Iron Law of Oligarchy: A Critique of Michels; Chapter 5 The Ruling Class: A Critique of Mosca; Chapter 6 Classical Marxism, NeoMarxism, and the State: A Retrospective; Part 3 Political Economy and Policy: The Foundations of Classicism; Chapter 7 The Riddle of Laissez-Faire: Tales of Ricardo; Chapter 8 The Demise of Ricardianism: Some Theses on Ricardo; Chapter 9 Political Economy and Policy: The Malthus-Ricardo Embroilment; Part 4 Economics and Epistemology: Toward Materialism; Chapter 10 The Foundations of Economic Analysis: Toward Realism; Chapter 11 Science, Class, and Theory: The Elusive Anatomy of Social Discourse; Chapter 12 Political Economy and Philosophy: Tensions in Orthodoxy; Part 5 EuroMarxism and Third-Worldism: Toward Autonomism; Chapter 13 EuroMarxism and “Dependency”: A Portentous Disjunction;

Biography

Rajani Kannepalli Kanth was educated at the Delhi School of Economics, Columbia University, and the New School for Social Research, with degrees in Economics and Social Anthropology. His teaching career, spanning two decades, began at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1971–1974, interrupted by a stint at the United Nations in New York, only to be continued at the State University of New York and then on to the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City where he is currently based. Author of Political Economy and Laissez-Faire (1986) and co-editor of Explorations in Political Economy (1991), he has held Visiting Fellowships at Oxford University, England, and the University of Bielefeld, Germany. His teaching and research interests include political economy and social theory.