First of all, since for dobb the former case corresponds to the golden age of competitive capitalism p. It includes three lectures delivered at the university of bologna on some problems in the history of. Then there is dobbs a reply and a further comment and sweezys a. Truth will out against modern revisionism, on dobbs. Maurice dobb, in his work, studies in the development of capitalism, chapters 89, puts forward a theory which seems to this writer to constitute a break with the accepted classical marxist theory. Studies in the development of capitalism maurice dobb download bok. Something like a third of the whole volume is devoted to the decline of feudalism and the rise of capitalism. Russian economic development since the revolution, 1928.
Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. The course will conclude by examining the downturn of the 1970s and debates over the rising maldistribution of wealth in the late twentieth century. Calculation in kind and their relation to war economics economic calculation in. The transition from feudalism to capitalism by christopher. He is remembered as one of the preeminent marxist economists of the 20th century. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Studies in the development of capitalism paperback september 10, 2010 by maurice dobb author visit amazons maurice dobb page. Marxist economic thought studies in the development of. The political economy of slavery and freedom professor james. Wages, 1928 economic theory and the problems of a socialist economy, 1933, ej. Studies in the development of capitalism by maurice dobb, 9781164509769, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In counterposition to sweezy, maurice dobb argued that it was not external pressure, but internal pressures within feudalism that produced the change towards capitalism. Capitalism and slavery, maurice dobb published his in. Maurice herbert dobb, fodd 24 juli 1900 i london, dod 17 augusti 1976 i cambridge, var en brittisk nationalekonom.
In addition, however, to these debates which were concerned mainly with the interpretation of events in the 17th century, problems about the nature of feudal society were also raised and no work was more influential than maurice dobbs. Dobbs political economy and capitalism 1937 and studies in the development of capitalism 1946 stand out as his two most outstanding contributions to marxian economics. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In this article i shall confine my attention exclusively to this aspect of dobbs work. Genovese, the political economy of slavery fogel and engerman, time on the cross. First, dobbs model aimed in essence to explain the transition to capitalism, that is, to explain why the feudal mode of production was destined to fail in a general crisis vaguely dated between the fourteenth 3 m. The agrarian argument developed particularly through karl polanyis the great transformation 1944, maurice dobb s studies in the development of capitalism 1946, and robert brenners research in the 1970s, the discussion of which is known as the brenner debate. Maurice herbert dobb 24 july 1900 17 august 1976 was a british economist at cambridge university and a fellow of trinity college, cambridge. Maurice dobb, political economist palgrave macmillan, 20. Dec 04, 2008 the main documents in the debate that i read are maurice dobb s the decline of feudalism and the growth of towns in studies in the development of capitalism 1946, and paul sweezys critique of dobb in the transition from feudalism to capitalism, ed. In the exchanges prompted by dobbs book, as well as a subsequent debate spurred by robert brenner, a signi. It includes three lectures delivered at the university of bologna on some problems in the history of capitalism, two lectures on economic development gi. Marxist economic thought studies in the development of capitalism.
The agrarian argument developed particularly through karl polanyis the great transformation 1944, maurice dobbs studies in the development of capitalism 1946, and robert brenners research in the 1970s, the discussion of which is known as the brenner debate. Maurice dobb has 29 books on goodreads with 701 ratings. In the 1940s, dobb participated in the discussions of a group of british marxist historians that included christopher hill and rodney hilton, and it was out of this experience that studies in the development of capitalism arose, as well as the following essay, first delivered as a contribution to a symposium on dialectical materialism in. The former is primarily concerned with economic theory including such subjects as value theory, economic crises, imperialism, socialist economies, and the latter with. In the wake of the norman conquest, the english state was unusually centralised. Rodney hilton, marxism and the transition from feudalism to. Jul, 2010 the transition from feudalism to capitalism sweezy, paul, maurice dobb, et al foundations of history library atlantic highlands, n. Maurice dobb 19001976 was a highly influential marxist political economist and economic historian. Political economist is among the most important books on the history of capitalism published this year, and it should be assigned to every seminar dedicated to the exploration of that growing subfield. Maurice dobb already has an established reputation as an outstanding exponent of marxian economics. Papers on capitalism, development and planning 1st edition. Dobb, studies in the development of capitalism london, 1946.
Rodney hilton, marxism, and the transition from feudalism to. The development of petty production within feudalism had somehow created forces. Sep 10, 2010 studies in the development of capitalism by maurice dobb, 9781164509769, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. These articles highlight and bring out many important themes about social theory, economic development and historiography and they serve as an important foundation for the material that would later emerge in the brenner debate. Political economy and capitalism 1937 studies in the development of capitalism 1946 escolatradicao escola marxista. Maurice dobb, studies in the development of capitalism stanley engerman, some considerations of property rights in man, the journal of economic history, vol. The main documents in the debate that i read are maurice dobbs the decline of feudalism and the growth of towns in studies in the development of capitalism 1946, and paul sweezys critique of dobb in the transition from feudalism to capitalism, ed. He theorized on imperfect competition and the instability, stagnation, and crisis tendencies of capitalism throughout his life. Sept 1 maurice dobb, studies in the development of capitalism, chapters. His contributions on economic development and planning were highly celebrated, and he.
Shaikh as a presentation of marx, this presents several problems. Studies in the development of capitalism maurice dobb. Shenk is quite rightly impressed by dobbs work on economic history, describing studies in the development of capitalism as the most acclaimed work of dobbs career p. Studies in the development of capitalism maurice dobb snippet view 1947. Publication date 1946 topics cdac collection digitallibraryindia. The debate on the transition from feudalism to capitalism, originally published in science and society in the early 1950s, is one of the most famous episodes in the development of marxist historiography since the war. Books by maurice dobb author of studies in the development. Feudalism and the origins of capitalism history workshop. Shaikh analysis is posed not in terms of equilibrium positions, but rather in terms of regulating movements, of which he in fact posits two distinct types. In addition, however, to these debates which were concerned mainly with the interpretation of events in the 17th century, problems about the nature of feudal society were also raised and no work was more influential than maurice dobb s studies in the development of capitalism. This volume consists of lectures and articles by maurice dobb selected from among those delivered or written by him during the 1950s and 60s.
Dobbsweezy debate on transition from feudalism to capitalism. Studies in the development of capitalism by maurice dobb. Transformation, societies and economic systems, ch. Dobbsweezy debate political marxism and the social sciences. Development of agrarian capitalism in england, with its characteristic. Studies in the development of capitalism, 1946 soviet economic development since 1917, 1948 reply to paul sweezys article on the transition from feudalism to capitalism, 1950, science and society. He was famous for his writings on economic development including the development of capitalism in the west, and the dilemmas of the soviet union in their efforts to industrialise what had been primarily an agricultural country. Principais interesses economia, politica economica e marxismo.
His questions in relation to maurice dobbs studies in the development of capitalism in 1950 triggered a major debate on the transition from feudalism to capitalism whose echoes reverberate todayjust as a later exchange with charles bettelheim would pose critical questions about the transition to socialism. Then there is dobb s a reply and a further comment and sweezys a. The contributions of maurice dobb his landmark studies in the development of capitalism published in 1946, as well the essays in and around his celebrated debate with sweezy during the 1950s had an impact analogous to that of the demographic historians dobb 1978. Dobb sweezy debate on transition from feudalism to capitalism. Studies in the development of capitalism, by maurice dobb. Studies in the development of capitalism dobb, maurice on. Buy studies in the development of capitalism by dobb, maurice from amazons fiction books store. Maurice herbert dobb was a british economist at cambridge university and a fellow of trinity college, cambridge. Dobbs studies in the development of capitalism 1946 had a massive influence on political economy, history, and social theory. The transition from feudalism to capitalism sweezy, paul, maurice dobb, et al foundations of history library atlantic highlands, n.