Modern Capitalism and Other Essays

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Few contributions to the understanding of modern capitalism and its mode of operation and evolution have been more important than those made by Paul Sweezy. The essays in this volume continue and deepen his work of interpretation found inThe Theory of Capitalist Development,Monopoly Capital, andThe Present as History

Paul M Sweezy(1910-2004) was educated at Harvard University where he received his Ph.D. in 1937. He was the author of many books, most notably,Theory of Capitalist DevelopmentandMonopoly Capital(with Paul Baran). In 1949, Sweezy, with Leo Huberman (1903-1968), foundedMonthly Review.