On Socialism

Makoto Itoh
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Makoto Itoh: University of Tokyo

Chapter 10 in The Basic Theory of Capitalism, 1988, pp 347-375 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract It is often believed among Marxians that Marx proved the logical inevitability of socialism. It is undeniable that Marx intended to show such an inevitability. The formula of historical materialism, which was presented prior to writing Capital as we saw in Chapter 3, Section 3.1 already contained a sort of consistent logic of the historical transformation of various societies which finally reach a classless socialist society driven by the growth of productive power. The dialectical conflict between the growth of productive power and the existing relations of production would inevitably cause a period of revolution, changing the existing social formation into another new form of society. This basic view of historical materialism is incorporated continuously in some parts of Capital. The problem is whether those parts are theoretically well founded and valid or central to the main theoretical contents of Capital.

Keywords: Productive Force; Skilled Worker; Skilled Labour; Socialist Economy; Historical Materialism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1988
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-19107-9_10

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