Only Capitalist Laws of Motion?; The Editors Reply
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9201124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael A Lebowitz, The Editors |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 32 |
| Publication date | 1986-11-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Monthly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520 |
| Publisher | Monthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14452/mr-038-06-1986-10_3 |
| OpenAlex | W2083696139 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Is it possible to talk about laws of motion within existing socialist societies comparable to those of capitalist society? Both Harry Magdoff and Paul M. Sweezy have recently argued that in doing so one loses sight of the characteristics which are unique and specific to capitalism. Magdoff, for example, has proposed that the assertion of the existence of objective economic laws within the USSR reflects not the result of scientific analysis but, rather, the imperatives of the ruling ideology.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website
Assertion · Capitalism · Ideology · Motion (physics) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sight · Sociology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Economic Theory and Institutions · Law · Political Economy and Marxism
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 1987 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |