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Lädt ... Das Finanzkapital; eine Studie über die jüngste Entwicklung des Kapitalismusvon Rudolf Hilferding
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This is the first English translation of one of the classical works of Marxist economic theory. When Rudolf Hilferding's Finance Capital was first published in 1919 it was acclaimed by reviewers as a continuation of Marx's Capital, and it has a major influence upon subsequent Marxist thought, especially in the analysis of imperialism where it provided some of the fundamental ideas for the theories of Bukharin and Lenin. But Hilferding's work was much more than a study of imperialism, which was presented only in the last section of the book. It set out to examine the main tendencies in the development of the capitalist mode of production as a whole at the beginning of the twentieth century, beginning with an exposition of the theory of money (in which particular attention was paid to the growth of credit money), then analysing the increasingly important role of the banks in the mobilization of capital, along with the development of large corporations, cartels and trusts, and finally outlining a theory of economic crises. Hilferding's book has, however, more than an historical interest. It is a model for any renewed attempt to understand the 'latest phase of capitalist development' in the closing decades of the twentieth century, and Hilferdin's ideas still provide essential elements for the elaboration of theoretically enlightened and realistic policies in the socialist movement. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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To summarize the argument, the growing concentration of corporate ownership in all major industrial countries has the effect of narrowing the range of competition, while at the same time it creates a homogeneous class of decision-makers in charge of the leading banks and industrial monopolies. It makes possible a degree of conscious control over the economy, but without eliminating the conflicting class interests characteristic of capitalism. The contradiction between the rational management of particular branches of production, and the basic irrationality of the system as a whole, finds expression in attempts to ‘plan’ those sections of the economy which have fallen under corporate control. The counterpart of this increasing trend towards monopoly is a growth of tariff protection. Nationally, this trend leads to the gradual disappearance of competition and the subordination of the smaller entrepreneurs to the large corporations. Internationally, it eliminates free trade and thereby intensifies political antagonisms. Rival groups in different countries seek to monopolize markets and raw material sources. The purpose of tariffs now is to exclude all foreign imports which might compete with the monopolies, while products unsalable at home at the higher price are dumped abroad. Colonial imperialism, i.e., armed expansion into undeveloped regions, is a byproduct of this process, for in conjunction with tariff protections it enlarges the area controlled by the national monopolies. The end result of this contest is war, or at least war-like tendencies, on the part of the nations concerned. Thus in the last analysis the centralization of capital leads to international anarchy, mounting national antagonisms, and finally armed conflict. [1961]