Marx's Theory of Value at the Frontiers

Why do humans produce the things they do, in the way they do it? As this book shows, the classical political economics approach to value and prices has fundamental implications for analyzing the historical trajectory of capitalism.

Güney I--kara received his PhD in Economics from the New School for Social Research in 2019. He is currently Clinical Associate Professor of Liberal Studies at New York University. Güney's research focuses on the ecological breakdown and its relation to market mechanisms and alternative ways of organizing production and reproduction. Patrick Mokre received his PhD in Economics from the New School for Social Research in 2022. Patrick's research gravitates around the political economy of labor, inequality, and capitalism.

1.Introduction 2.Value and Prices in Classical Political Economics 3.The Empirical Strength of the Labor Theory of Value 4.International Trade, Value Transfers, and Imperialism 5.Ecological Breakdown, Ground Rent, and the Law of Value 6.Appendices