{"product_id":"class-crisis-and-the-state-isbn-9781804290477","title":"Class, Crisis and the State","description":"One of the major works of the new American Marxism, Wright’s book draws a challenging new class map of the United States and other, comparable, advanced capitalist countries today. It also discusses the various classical theories of economic crisis in the West and their relevance to the current recession, and contrasts the way in which the major political problem of bureaucracy was confronted by two great antagonists—Weber and Lenin. A concluding essay brings together the practical lessons of these theoretical analyses, in an examination of the problems of left governments coming to power in capitalist states. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1                          .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMethodological Introduction                   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinking Theory to Data in Social Research                     \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eModes of Determination and Models of Determination \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.   Structural limitation                                                       \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.  Selection                                                                          \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.   Reproduction\/non-reproduction                                         \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.   Limits of functional compatibility                          \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.   Transformation                                                       \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6.   Mediation \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                                                                \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThemes of the Book                                                    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Class Structure of Advanced Capitalist Societies   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoulantzas's Theory of the Structural Determination of Class\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeneral Framework                                                       \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStructural Determination of the Working Class and\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Petty Bourgeoisie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStructural Determination of the Bourgeoisie \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAssessment and Critique of Poulantzas's Analysis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Boundary Between the Working Class and the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Petty Bourgeoisie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Class Unity of the New and Traditional\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePetty Bourgeoisie \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Class Boundary of the Bourgeoisie \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Alternative Conceptualization of Class Boundaries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContradictory Locations within Class Relations \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Processes of Class Relations \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Analysis of Contradictory Locations within\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClass Relations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClass Interests and the Definition of Class Positions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImmediate and Fundamental Class Interests\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Class Location of Positions not Directly Determined\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eby Production Relations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtended Definitions of Classes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClass Structure and Class Struggle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClass Interests and Class Capacities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClass Structure, Class Formation and Class Struggle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Transformations of Capitalist Crisis Tendencies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI.   The Meaning of Accumulation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.   Capitalist Social Relations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.   Surplus Value\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eII.   Impediments and Contradictions in the Accumulation Process\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.   The Organic Composition of Capital and the Falling Rate of Profit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.   Underconsumption Theories of Economic Crisis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.   Theories of the Profit Squeeze\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.   State Expenditures and Accumulation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII.   The Development of Capitalism and the Impediments to Accumulation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.   The Transition from Simple Commodity Production to Expanded Reproduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.   The Transition from Primitive Accumulation to Manufacture \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.   The Transition from Manufacture to Machinofacture  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.   The Rise of Consolidation of Monopoly Capital\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.   Advanced Monopoly Capitalism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBureaucracy and the State\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeber's Argument\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLenin's Argument      \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eComparisons       \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Determinants of Organizational Structure \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Nature of the State and Politics: Elite-Organization versus Class-Structure \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrganizational Form and Accountability             \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Meaning of Contradictions and the Limits on the Possible   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElements of a Synthesis: Class Struggle and Organizational Structure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion: Socialist Strategies and the State in Advanced Capitalist Societies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibliography                                        \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e\"A brilliant analysis of the class structure and crises of US capitalism.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Erik will be remembered as the most important theorist of class in the second half of the twentieth century, and the greatest Marxist sociologist of his time.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Vivek Chibber, author of \u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book ... is an important contribution to current debates.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Anthony Giddens, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"On the basis of this book Wright stands high among Western Marxists.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEthics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An important contribution to the debates on class, capitalist crises, bureaucracy and the state.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eErik Olin Wright (1947–2019) was Vilas Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin and former president of the American Sociological Association. He authored many books, including \u003ci\u003eClasses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInterrogating Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Class Counts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeepening Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e (with Archon Fung), and \u003ci\u003eEnvisioning Real Utopias.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303200018661,"sku":"NP9781804290477","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781804290477.jpg?v=1767723795","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/class-crisis-and-the-state-isbn-9781804290477","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}