Debates in State Capitalism

This ebook brings together debates in Marxist economic theory, particularly
concerning the class nature of the Soviet Union, which took place in the pages
of International Socialism in 1969 and 1990, and in a separate 1969 pamphlet.
The first debate was initiated by Michael Kidron’s 1969 review of Ernest
Mandel’s Marxist Economic Theory with a subsequent repsonse from Mandel in
pamphlet form. Chris Harman’s response to Mandel’s pamphlet followed the
same year.
The second debate took place in 1990 following Chris Harman’s review of
Mandel’s Beyond Perestroika. The ensuing exchange between Mandel and
Harman occupies a defining place in the debates surrounding the theory of
State Capitalism.