Lenin as Economist of Production
A Ricardian Step Backwards
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10488690 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Zarembka (Department of Economics The State University of New York at Buffalo 415 Fronczak Hall Buffalo, NY 14260–1520, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 276-302 |
| Publication date | 2003-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-8237 • E-ISSN: 1943-2801 |
| Publisher | Guilford Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1521/siso.67.3.276.21240 |
| OpenAlex | W2064397359 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 18 |
Lenin presents his economics as the embodiment of Marxist theory. Yet, his economic writings contain considerable shortcomings; indeed, the pattern of these shortcomings suggests that Lenin was an economist of production, in the sense used by Marx in describing Ricardo. Ricardo's conception, according to Marx, is “in the interests of the industrial bourgeoisie, only because, and in so far as, their interests coincide with that of production or the productive development of human labor.” Lenin, when exhibiting a similar conception, is taking a step backwards. He fails to address coercion in market expansion, utilizing instead a classical conception and in the process ignoring the Russian commune. Lenin's criticism of Ricardo is limited, and contrasts with his biting attack against Sismondi for misunderstanding accumulation in capitalist society. Lenin also distorts Marx in emphasizing disproportionalities in production in his crisis theory. Finally, Lenin's interpretation of “accumulation of capital” mistakenly refers to increasing production
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Rosa Luxemburg's accumulation of capital
Accumulation of capital, its definition
Marx on Ricardo
Marx's theory of value and money
Karl Marx and the Intellectual Origins of Dialectical Materialism
Lenin’s Political Thought
Preindustrial Capitalist Forms
Politicizing Deconstruction”
The Historicity of Marx's Categories
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"Late Marx and the Russian "Periphery of Capitalism
The Russian Peasant Commune After the Reforms of the 1860s
The Making of Marx's Capital Volume 2
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2020 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |