Revitalizing Marxist theory for today's capitalism

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Amidst a capitalist crisis that has upturned mainstream orthodoxies, this volume underscores the importance of historical and materialist understandings of capitalist economies. pt. 1. Growth and finance : mainstream limitations and Marxist insights. A critique of the mainstream growth theory / Rémy Herrera From growth stagnation to financial crisis / Robert Chernomas and Fletcher Baragar Crisis theory and the Great Recession / Riccardo Bellofiore "Financial" vs. "real" / Özgür Orhangazi -- pt. 2. Discovering and renewing Marxist theory. Nikolai Sieber: an introduction to a political economist approved by Marx / James D. White Marx's economic theory / Nikolai Ivanovich Sieber, translated by James D. White The value and price of information commodities / Heesang Jeon Lenin's economics / Seongjin Jeong Class struggle in production and devalorization of capital / A.D. Magaline, translated by Paul Zarembka -- pt. 3. Debating positivist Marxism. Marxism, crisis, and economic laws / Gary Mongiovi Crisis, Marxism, and economic laws: a response / Alan Freeman.