About the Book: The Development of Socialist Economic Thought: Selected Essays
by Maurice Dobb
Maurice Dobb (1900-1976) was a highly influential Marxist political economist
and economic historian. He was famous for his writings on economic development
including the development of capitalism in the west, and dilemmas of the Soviet
Union in their efforts to industrialise what had been primarily an agricultural
country. This collection brings together a selection of essays written in the
mid-1970s, on socialist economic thought and planning. The essays discuss many
issues of relevance today how to bring about growth in non-industrialised
countries; non-market approaches to the economy; and the relevance of Marx to
analysing