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First published in 2005 by the author. Second edition published in 2007.<\/em><\/p>\n

When describing his book, Kevin says: This book is an attempt to revive individualist anarchist political economy, to incorporate the useful developments of the last hundred years, and to make it relevant to the problems of the twenty-first century. We hope this work will go at least part of the way to providing a new theoretical and practical foundation for free market socialist economics.<\/q> Speaking for the Distro, I think Kevin is much too modest. This is Kevin Carson\u2019s first big book, an immensely important document in the contemporary revival of left-libertarianism and anti-capitalist individualist anarchism, and one of the most significant developments in the last century for both libertarian politics and radical economic thinking.<\/p>\n

Anarchists tend to look embarrassed when the subject of economics comes up. Or we mumble something about Proudhon and then sheepishly borrow ideas from Karl Marx\u2026 A specifically anarchistic approach to economic analysis has lain dormant for the last 130 years. However, with the publication of Kevin A. Carson\u2019s Studies in Mutualist Political Economy<\/cite> this period of dormancy has finally come to an end. \u2013Larry Gambone, Red Lion Press.<\/p>\n

I highly recommend Carson\u2019s book\u2026 That doesn\u2019t mean I agree with everything in the book\u2026 But where I agree with it I think it is an excellent defense of the sort of anti-corporatist, pro-labour, left-libertarianism I embrace; and where I disagree with it I think it makes intelligent arguments that deserve consideration. \u2013Roderick Long, editor, Journal of Libertarian Studies<\/cite><\/p>\n

Overall it is a valuable contribution to political economy and a timely reminder\u2026 to libertarians of how radical their creed actually is. In my view, one cannot overstate the importance of Carson\u2019s asking libertarians: what are you defending, the free market or the political-economic system we currently live in? \u2013Sheldon Richman, editor, The Freeman<\/cite><\/p>\n

\u2026 his remarkable Studies in Mutualist Political Economy<\/cite>\u2026 displays an admirable range of reading and the style invests the driest economic questions with a certain peculiar charm. \u2013Ken MacLeod, author, Fall Revolution<\/cite> trilogy<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kevin A. Carson<\/strong> is a contemporary mutualist author and a prolific writer on subjects including free-market anti-cap\u00adit\u00adal\u00adism, the in\u00addiv\u00adidualist anarchist tradition, grassroots technology and radical unionism. He is the author of \u201dThe Iron Fist Behind the Invisible Hand\u201d<\/a>, Studies in Mutualist Political Economy<\/cite>, Organization Theory: A Libertarian Perspective<\/cite><\/a> and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution<\/cite><\/a>. He keeps a blog at mutualist.blogspot.com<\/a> and frequently publishes short columns and longer research reports for the Center for a Stateless Society (c4ss.org)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Contents<\/h3>\n
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  • Preface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Part One\u2013Theoretical Foundations: Value Theory<\/h4>\n
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    • Chapter One\u2013The Marginalist Assault on Classical Political Economy: An Assessment and Counter-Attack.\n
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      • A. Statement of the Classical Labor Theory of Value<\/li>\n
      • B. Vulgar Political Economy,<\/q> Marginalism, and the Issue of Ideological Motivation<\/li>\n
      • C. The Marginalists versus Ricardo<\/li>\n
      • D. Exceptions to the Cost-Principle: The Classicals in Their Own Defense<\/li>\n
      • E. The Marshallian Synthesis<\/li>\n
      • F. Rothbard versus the Marshallian Synthesis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Chapter Two\u2013A Subjective Recasting of the Labor Theory of Value<\/li>\n
      • Chapter Three\u2013Time-Preference and the Labor Theory of Value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Part Two\u2013Capitalism and the State: Past, Present and Future<\/h4>\n
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        • Chapter Four\u2013Primitive Accumulation and the Rise of Capitalism\n
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          • Introduction<\/li>\n
          • A. The Expropriation of Land in the Old World<\/li>\n
          • B. Political Preemption of Land in Settler Societies<\/li>\n
          • C. Political Repression and Social Control in the Industrial Revolution<\/li>\n
          • D. Mercantilism, Colonialism, and the Creation of the World Market<\/q><\/li>\n
          • Conclusion: The World We Have Lost<\/q>\u2013And Will Regain<\/li>\n
          • Appendix: On the Necessity<\/q> of Primitive Accumulation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • Chapter Five\u2013The State and Capitalism in the Laissez-Faire<\/q> Era\n
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            • A. Tucker\u2019s Big Four: The Land Monopoly<\/li>\n
            • B. Tucker\u2019s Big Four: The Money Monopoly<\/li>\n
            • C. Tucker\u2019s Big Four: Patents<\/li>\n
            • D. Tucker\u2019s Big Four: Tariffs<\/li>\n
            • E. Infrastructure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
            • Chapter Six\u2013The Rise of Monopoly Capitalism\n
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              • Introduction<\/li>\n
              • A. Liberal Corporatism, Regulatory Cartelization, and the Permanent Warfare State<\/li>\n
              • B. Power Elite Theory<\/li>\n
              • C. Monopoly Capital and Super-Profits<\/li>\n
              • D. Socialization of Costs as a Form of Cartelization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
              • Chapter Seven\u2013Monopoly Capitalism and Imperialism\n
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                • Introduction: Elite Reaction to Crisis (With Digression on Maldristribution of Income)<\/li>\n
                • A. Open Door Imperialism<\/q> Through the 1930s.<\/li>\n
                • B. The Bretton Woods System: Culmination of Open Door Empire<\/li>\n
                • C. Export-Dependent Monopoly Capitalism (with Digression on Economy of Scale)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                • Chapter Eight\u2013Crisis Tendencies\n
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                  • Introduction<\/li>\n
                  • A. Accumulation Crisis<\/li>\n
                  • B. Fiscal and Input Crises<\/li>\n
                  • C. Legitimation Crisis<\/li>\n
                  • D. Neoliberal Reaction and Political Repression<\/li>\n
                  • E. Built-In Limits to Effectiveness of Neoliberal Reaction<\/li>\n
                  • F. Neoconservatism as Attempted Defense Against Legitimation Crisis<\/li>\n
                  • G. The Frankfurt School: Fascism and the Abandonment of the Law of Value<\/li>\n
                  • H. Global Political Crisis of Imperialism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Part Three\u2013Praxis<\/h4>\n
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                    • Chapter Nine\u2013Ends and Means\n
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                      • A. Organizing Principles<\/li>\n
                      • B. Getting There<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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