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Marx and Schumpeter on Capitalism's Dynamic Nature - Lecture 4

Offered By: Yale University via YouTube

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Overview

Explore a 47-minute lecture from Yale University's "Capitalism: Success, Crisis and Reform" course that delves into the economic theories of Karl Marx and Joseph Schumpeter. Compare and contrast their views on capitalism as a dynamic system constantly in flux. Examine Marxist concepts like monopoly capitalism, labor theory of value, and predictions of revolution, alongside critiques of these ideas. Discover Schumpeter's theory of creative destruction through examples of technological revolutions in energy production. Investigate Marx's notions of the universal class, end of exploitation, and withering away of the state. Gain insights into the strengths and limitations of Marxist economic analysis while considering alternative perspectives on capitalist development and social change.

Syllabus

- Chapter 1: Introduction
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- Chapter 2: Marxist Historicism
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- Chapter 3: Monopoly Capitalism
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- Chapter 4: Falling Rates of Profit
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- Chapter 5: Immiseration of the Working Class in Late Capitalism
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- Chapter 6: Inevitable Revolution in Advanced Capitalist Systems
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- Chapter 7: Theory of the Universal Class
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- Chapter 8: Withering Away of the State
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