[Marxism] Meghnad Desai book

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Has anybody read this book?  This is the professor at the London School of
> Economics who writes that Marx failed to see that capitalism can eliminate
> scarcity as well as inequality. Who argues that as the most effective mode
> of production for wealth creation, capitalism has been hugely successful for
> increasing life expectancy, etc etc...it is the best arrangement for the
> alleviation of poverty, etc etc...there is no rival mode of production as an
> alternative...attempts at socialism have only ushered in barbarism and
> bloodshed...or is anyone aware of any reviews of this book?
> best
> Peter

Marxist economist Fred Moseley has a review of "Marx's Revenge" at:

http://home.mtholyoke.edu/~fmoseley/working%20papers/DESAI.pdf



Louis Proyect
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