Marx's Revenge Explained

Marx's Revenge: The Resurgence of Capitalism and the Death of Statist Socialism is a 2002 book about the contemporary relevance of the philosopher Karl Marx by the economist Meghnad Desai.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Summary

Desai analyses some of Marx's lesser-known writings and argues that his theories enhance our understanding of modern capitalism and globalization.^[5]

Further reading

Scholarly works

• Book: Adler, Paul S. . Philosophy and Organization Theory . Marxist philosophy and organization studies: Marxist contributions to the understanding of some important organizational forms . Research in the Sociology of Organizations . Emerald Group . 2011 . 32 . 123–153 . 978-0-85724-595-3 . 0733-558X . 10.1108/s0733-558x(2011)0000032007.
• Aramberri . Julio . 2005 . Vericuetos de la modernidad . Tricks of modernity . Revista de Libros . Book Review Magazine . 1137-2249 . 98 . 3–8 . es .
• Balakrishnan . Pulapre . 7 September 2002 . Hello Marxism, Goodbye Leninism . Economic and Political Weekly . 37 . 36 . 3724–3726 . 4412576.
  • Web site: Balakrishnan . Pulapre . [Untitled] ].
  • Web site: Balakrishnan . Pulapre . Hello Marxism, Goodbye Leninism! .
• Bowles . Paul . Globalization and Neoliberalism: A Taxonomy and Some Implications for Anti-Globalization . Canadian Journal of Development Studies . Informa UK . 26 . 1 . 2005 . 0225-5189 . 10.1080/02255189.2005.9669026 . 67–87. 145270185 .
• Brosio . Richard A. . 2008 . Marxist thought: Still primus inter pares for understanding and opposing the capitalist system . Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies . 6 . 1 .
• Dasgupta . Indraneel . Marx's revenge: the resurgence of capitalism and the death of statist socialism, by Meghnad Desai (London: Verso, 2002, pp. 372 + xi) . Journal of International Development . Wiley . 17 . 5 . 2005 . 0954-1748 . 10.1002/jid.1108 . 702.
• Glyn . Andrew . Sutcliffe . Bob . Review of Marx's Revenge by Megnad Desai . British Journal of Industrial Relations . Wiley . 43 . 1 . 2005 . 0007-1080 . 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2005.00349.x . 155–160 .
• Harris . Nigel . Marx's Revenge: The Resurgence of Capitalism and the Death of Statist Socialism by Megnad Desai . Development Policy Review . 21 . 3 . 389 . 10 April 2003 . 0950-6764 . 10.1111/1467-7679.00217 . Wiley . 410971.
• Book: Hunt, T. . Marx's General: The Revolutionary Life of Friedrich Engels . Henry Holt and Company . 2009 . 978-0-8050-8025-4 .
• Book: Kaldor . M. . Vizard . P. . Arguing about the World: The Work and Legacy of Meghnad Desai . Bloomsbury Publishing . 2011 . 978-1-84966-545-2 .
• Khatkhate . Deena . Janos Kornai's Odyssey to the Never, Never Land . Economic and Political Weekly . 2009 . 44 . 13, 2009 . 33–37 . 40278658.
• Kiely . R. . 2003 . On Meghnad Desai's Marx's Revenge: The resurgence of capitalism and the death of statist socialism . Historical Materialism . 11 . 225–234. 10.1163/156920603770678391 .
• Kiely . Ray . Meghnad Desai's Vision of Capitalism-Marxism or Neo-liberalism? . Historical Materialism . Brill . 11 . 3 . 2003 . 1465-4466 . 10.1163/156920603770678391 . 225–234.
• Lahiri-Dutt . Kuntala . Of Surviving Change . Economic and Political Weekly . 37 . 36 . 2002 . 3722–3724 . 4412575.
• Laibman . David . Editorial Perspectives: Social Security . Science & Society . 69 . 4 . 2005 . 521–528 . 10.1521/siso.2005.69.4.521 . 40404273.
• Morrissey . Oliver . Book review: International trade and developing countries: bargaining coalitions in the GATT and WTO, by Amrita Narlikar, Behind the scenes at the WTO: the real world of international trade negotiations, by Fatoumata Jawara and Aileen Kwa, The WTO and developing countries, edited by Homi Katrak and Roger Strange . Journal of International Development . Wiley . 17 . 5 . 2005 . 0954-1748 . 10.1002/jid.1107 . 697–702.
• Moseley . Fred . 2004 . Marx's Revenge: The Resurgence of Capitalism and the Death of Statist Socialism, by Megnad Desai . Review of Radical Political Economics . 36 . 3 . 403 . 10.1177/0486613404267791 . 220929688 .
• Munck . R. . 2003 . Meghnad Desai: Marx's Revenge . Studies in Marxism-Political Studies Association Marxism Specialist Group . 9 . 149.
• Riordan . Patrick . The Enigma of Capitalism: Can We Make It Any Better? . Gregorianum . 2013 . 94 . 4, 2013 . 707–725 . 24432904.
• Smith . Kenneth . 'Marx on the Side of the Market'? . Journal of Classical Sociology . SAGE . 4 . 2 . 2004 . 1468-795X . 10.1177/1468795x04043935 . 237–254. 143566108 .
• Book: Stander, Simon . Research in Political Economy . Economic crises and the theory of the tendency of the rate of profit to fall . Emerald Group . 2009 . 25 . 141–178 . 978-1-84855-586-0 . 0161-7230 . 10.1108/s0161-7230(2009)0000025009.
• 当前阶段的世界劳资冲突 . The world's current labor conflict . 国外理论动态 . Foreign Theoretical Trends . 6 . 2005 . 47 . zh .

Internet publications

• Bhalla . Surjit S. . June 17, 2002 . Book review: 'Marx's Revenge' by Meghnad Desai . India Today .
• Brooks . Mick . Marx' Economics and Lord Desai's "revenge": A response to the book "Marx's Revenge" by Meghnad Desai . In Defence of Marxism . 5 August 2005. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Web site: Gordon . David . 1 October 2002 . Marx the Capitalist . Mises Review . Mises Institute . 8 . 3 .
• Gyawali . Dipak . 1 July 2018 . Rescuing Marx From The Marxists . New Spotlight Nepal . 11 . 23 .
• Web site: Harrison . Peter . Review: Marx's Revenge . A Very Marx Adventure . 3 February 2020 .
• News: Islam . Faisal . Can you hear Marx tittering in Highgate? . The Guardian . 19 May 2002 .
• Llewellyn . Mark . May 2002 . MARX GOES TO THE MARKET . Socialist Review . 263 .
• Web site: Marx's Revenge: Has Marx had the last laugh? . Socialist Studies . 63 . 2007 .
• Web site: Mawer . Gareth . Review of Marx's Revenge by Meghnad Desai . The Mutualist WordPress . 30 June 2014 .
• McKie . Anna . Marx in disguise . Times Higher Education . 5 July 2002 .
• Web site: Proyect . Louis N. . Bernstein, Luxemburg and Desai . The Unrepentant Marxist . 6 March 2008 .
• Web site: Riggins . Thomas . Marx's Revenge: A Book Review . Philosophy and Marxism Today . 24 February 2004 .
• Web site: Singh . Ranbir . Meghnad Desai: Lord of the Lies . Hindu Human Rights Online News Magazine . 7 October 2012 .
• Web site: Sullivan . Sean T. . Review: Desai's Marx's Revenge . Milo and the Calf . 21 September 2016 .
• Thomas . Mark L. . Marx Goes to the Market . Socialist Review . May 2002 . 263 .
• Web site: rainercvk . The Role of Foreign Exchange Speculation in the Demise of the Workers' State and the Genesis of the Bourgeois Left . Esoteric Brezhnevism: Culture. History. Ideas. .

Notes and References

1. News: Islam. Faisal. Can you hear Marx tittering in Highgate?. 26 July 2013. The Observer. 19 May 2002.
2. News: Bhalla. Surjit S.. Karl's Kapital. 26 July 2013. India Today. 17 June 2002.
3. News: Driffill. John. Karl, Capitalism's Bashful Admirer. Times Higher Education. 28 June 2002.
4. News: Roy. Amit. Not all property is theft. The Daily Telegraph. 22 June 2002.
5. Web site: Marx's Revenge: The Resurgence of Capitalism and the De… . 2023-03-06 . Goodreads . en.