Capital: Critique of Political Economy

Interesting Facts

• The book is one of the foundational works in the field of political economy and Marxism, having a profound impact on the development of economic thought and social movements.
• Marx analyzes the capitalist system, exploring concepts such as commodity, value, money, capital, and surplus value.
• One of the key ideas of the book is the concept of the exploitation of the working class by capitalists through the mechanism of surplus value.
• Marx uses the dialectical method to analyze economic processes, allowing him to view capitalism as a dynamic and contradictory system.
• The book contains a critique of the political economy of classical economists such as Adam Smith and David Ricardo, offering an alternative understanding of economic laws.
• Marx predicts inevitable crises in the capitalist system arising from internal contradictions and uneven distribution of wealth.