The present as history : essays and reviews on capitalism and socialism /
by Paul M. Sweezy.
- New York : Monthly Review Press, 1953.
- 376 p. 22 cm.
The character of our epoch: The communist manifesto after 100 years -- Toynbee's universal history -- The illusion of the managerial revolution -- The Marshall Plan and the crisis of Western Europe -- Marxism in the east: decomposition or enrichment? -- Imperialism: A Marxist view of imperialism -- Three works on imperialism -- American capitalism: Recent developments in American capitalism -- The American ruling class -- Capitalism and race relations -- The heyday of the investment banker -- Interest groups in the American economy -- The decline of the investment banker -- Critics and crusaders -- Socialist humanitarianism -- An economic program for America -- German capitalism: The German problem -- National socialism -- Post mortem -- Resurrection? -- Thinkers and theories: John Maynard Keynes -- Pigou and the case for socialism -- Hansen and the crisis of capitalism -- Schumpeter's theory of innovation -- Hayek's road to serfdom -- Rosa Luxemburg and the theory of capitalism -- Thorstein Veblen: strengths and weaknesses -- Some problems in political economy: Marxian and orthodox economics -- Fabian political economy -- Science, Marxism, and democracy -- Strategy for socialism -- A crucial difference between capitalism and socialism -- A reply to critics -- Peace and prosperity. pt. 1. pt. 2. pt. 3 pt. 4. pt. 5. pt. 6.