Imperialism: the Highest Stage of Capitalism: A Popular OutlineThe concept of imperialism lies at the heart of Marxist analysis and debate. This text offers a prescient analysis of a world shaken by competitive instability, war and crisis, dominated by monopolies, the merging of finance and industrial capital and fierce territorial competition. Originally published in 1916, it explains how colonialism and World War I were inherent features of the global development of the capitalist economy. The introduction to this edition contrasts Lenin's approach with that adopted by contemporary theories of globalization. It argues that, while much has changed since Lenin wrote, his theoretical framework remains the best method for understanding recent global developments. |
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Introduction | ix |
Preface to the Russian edition | 1 |
Preface to the French and German editions | 3 |
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abroad alliances American annexations Banks to Industry become Berlin Berlin banks billion marks bourgeois bourgeoisie branches of industry Britain British capitalist capitalist countries capitalist monopolies cartels cent colonial policy companies concentration of production decay Deutsche Bank Die Neue Zeit division domination economic Economist Electric enterprises Europe example export of capital fact finance capital financial oligarchy firms foreign France free competition German banks German Big Banks global growth hand Hilferding Hobson imperialist important increase investment Jeidels Kautsky Kautsky's labour Lansburgh Lenin Liefmann loans manufacturers Marx Marxism modern monopolist oligarchy organised output period petit-bourgeois political powers proletariat railways rate of profit raw materials rentier Riesser Romania Rudolf Hilferding Russian Schulze-Gaevernitz social social-chauvinist socialist square kilometres stage of capitalism statistics struggle surplus-value syndicates tendency territory theories of globalisation tion trade trusts twentieth century ultra-imperialism whole workers World Bank world economy world market