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 the 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
1960s and 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 commodity
capitalism. The essays are introduced by Dobb's Literary Executor
Brian Pollitt, who also gives a useful introduction to Dobb's life
and work. Maurice Dobb was author of many works, including Studies
in the Development of Capitalism (1946), Soviet Economic
Development since 1917 (revised 1966) and Theories of Value and
Distribution since Adam Smith (1973). He also collaborated with
Piero Sraffa for many years in his work on Ricardo. Brian Pollitt
has worked in Cuba, Chile and Nicaragua. His later research has
focused on the problems of transition in socialist economies. He
has held teaching and research positions at the Universities of
Yale, Massachusetts, Concepcion and Adelaide, and has recently
retired from his post at the University of Glasgow.
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