This book contains a selection of essays on key subjects Mandel worked on: the theory of the state, imperialism, reformism, and bureaucracy. "The Leninist Theory of Organisation" is an influential essay on class consciousness and organisation. The "Introduction to Marxist Economic Theory" was widely used as a textbook in classes on Marxist economics. This book is the first in a series of selected writings by Ernest Mandel.
CONTENTS:
Introduction by Ian Parker
The Marxist Theory of the State
The Marxist Theory of Imperialism and its Critics
An Introduction to Marxist Economic Theory
The Nature of Social-Democratic Reformism
On Bureaucracy: A Marxist Analysis
The Leninist Theory of Organisation.