[OPE-L] Die Kritik der politischen Okonomie

[Jerry Levy <Gerald_A_Levy@xxxxxxx>]

A 35-page pamphlet by Armin L. Puller, published in 2005

by Akademie der Sozialistischen Jugend Osterreich. This

is an introductory brochure with a similar purpose as Mandel's

_An Introduction to Marxist Economic Theory_ (French, 1964;

English, 1967).  Puller's presentation, however,  much more

closely follows the order of presentation in _Capital_ -- all

three volumes are (briefly) covered.  The graphic illustrations are

very nicely laid out and could easily be translated into another

language and used in classes.  It has the advantage of being

laid out as a text with marginal notes,  suggested readings, and the

aforementioned illustrations.  Questions for discussion are lacking

but you can make up your own if desired.

 

This publication is *attached* as a pdf file.

 

Puller also authored two other 2005 brochures distributed by the

same publisher:   _Staatanalyse und Staatskritik_ (33 pages)

and _Philosophie und Gesellschaftskritik_ (24 pages).  I have

also *attached* these pamphlets as I think they will also be of

interest -- even though that means the byte length of this post is

getting quite long!

 

Does anyone on the list know anything more about Puller?  (and

is that his real name?)

 

The layout of the brochure is quite good, but what about the

content?   Keeping in mind that this is intended to be a popular

introduction to the subject for socialist youth rather than a weighty

scholarly tome, do you have any constructive suggestions about

how it could be modified  if there is a 2nd edition? 

 

How does this brochure compare to similar ones in other languages?

 

Is anyone on the list currently part of a project to popularize

political economy by writing brief (pamphlet-length) introductions

to the subject?

 

In solidarity, Jerry

 

 

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