Unequal Exchange and the Prospects of Socialism. By Communist Working Group

Contents: Preface p. 9-18

Contents: The Purpose of Theory is Practice p. 19 Marxism – Dialectical Materialism p. 20 Analysis of the Economic Conditions is Fundamental p. 20 The Main Social Contradiction p. 22 The Relationship Between Consciousness and Being p. 23 The Population of the World is Divided into Rich and Poor p. 25 The Consequences of the Present World Order p. 28

Contents: The Development of Capitalism in the Nineteenth Century p. 31 Britain’s Industrial Monopoly p. 32 The Contradiction Production – Consumption p. 32 Marx & Engels On the Potentialities of Capitalism p. 34 The New Manifestation of the Contradiction p. 39 The Development of the United States of America from Colony to Advanced Capitalist Power p. 46 Summary p. 54

Contents: Introduction p. 57 The Capitalist Mode of Accumulation p. 59 Commodity Production – Generally Defined p. 61 Simple Commodity Production p. 61 Commodity Production Under Developed Capitalism p. 62 Primitive Accumulation p. 63 Labour-Power – Its Value and Price p. 65 Productivity and Wages p. 71 The Use-Value of Labour-Power p. 77 The Circulation of Capital p. 78 Surplus-Value p. 80 The Rate of Surplus-Value p. 80 Cost-Price p. 81 The Rate of Profit p. 82 The Creation of an Average Rate of Profit Between the Branches of Production p. 83 The Conditions for an Equalization of the Rate of Profit Nationally p. 88 Summary p. 89 The World Market p. 89 Unequal Exchange Between Countries p. 90 On Exploitation Between Countries p. 94 On Exploitation p. 96 South Africa – A Concrete Example p. 98 Global Inequality p. 103

Contents: Introduction p. 105 Variation in Wages in a Divided World p. 107 The Concrete Variations in Wages p. 109 Working conditions p. 114 Productivity and Wages p. 116 Productivity and Wages – Final Remarks p. 120 Conclusion p. 122 Equalization of the Rate of Profit p. 123 Capital Movements p.128 Conclusion p.131 The Size of the Unequal Exchange p. 131

Contents: On Productive Forces and Conditions of Production p.143 The Possibilities of Socialism in the imperialist Countries p. 144 Reformism p. 147 The Rise of Reformism p. 147 The Political Development in the Interwar Period p.154 The Effects of Unequal Exchange on International Solidarity p.156 The Working Class has Become a “Sacred Cow” to the Left Wing p.170 Conclusion for the Imperialist Countries p. 174 The Possibilities of Socialism in the Exploited Countries p. 177 What is Development and Underdevelopment? p. 178 The Connection Between Unequal Exchange and Unequal Development p. 180 For a New World Order – What is Progressive? p.189 For a Socialist World Order p. 191 Conclusion Concerning the Perspectives of Socialism in the Exploited Countries p. 195

Contents: Support the Anti-Imperialist Movements in the Exploited Countries! p. 198 Support the Liberation Movements Materially! p. 200 What do We Work For? p. 201

Contents: A. Abbreviations and Litterature p. 221

Contents: B. Works by Arghiri Emmanuel p. 223-225