Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism

Methodology and Conclusions

In the book "Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism," Vladimir Ilyich Lenin uses a Marxist approach to analyze the economic and political processes occurring at the beginning of the 20th century. Lenin's methodology involves examining economic data and trends, such as the concentration of production and capital, the formation of monopolies, the export of capital, the economic division of the world, and the struggle for colonies. Lenin concludes that imperialism is an inevitable stage of capitalist development, characterized by the dominance of monopolies and financial capital, intensified struggles for the redivision of the world, and deepening inequality between countries. He asserts that imperialism leads to the exacerbation of capitalism's contradictions and creates the conditions for a socialist revolution.