The capital

Critique of capitalism is back in vogue, shaping the spirit of the times, yet it often remains superficial. Not so with Karl Marx: no other economist has managed, like him, to illuminate the absurd movements of capital and its tendency towards self-destruction, especially in the context of an unrestrained capitalist market economy, over 150 years ago. He describes the historically novel growth opportunities of this economic system as clearly as its dark sides. And he provides answers to the question of social justice. "Critique of Political Economy" is part of the author's major work and is the first volume of his critique of capitalism published in three parts.