Modern Theories of Exploitation [Paperback]

The contributors explain the historical emergence of themes in exploitation theories. They present exegeses of the theories of writers in the Scottish Enlightenment, the 'Ricardian Socialists', mutualists and Marx. The concerns of these writers are carried forward by essays presenting contemporary liberal theories, and theories based on the notion that socialism or communism is ethically superior to capitalism.Theories of Exploitation examines the concept of exploitation and its place as a critical category in social theory. Discussion of the concept is internal to both liberalism and Marxism as well as being an obvious point of contention between the two.

The contributors explain the historical emergence of themes in exploitation theories. They present exegeses of the theories of writers in the Scottish Enlightenment, the 'Ricardian Socialists', mutualists and Marx. The concerns of these writers are carried forward by essays presenting contemporary liberal theories, and theories based on the notion that socialism or communism is ethically superior to capitalism.`must find a place on the bookshelf of anyone working on problems of exploitation and justice.' -- EthicsThe Scottish Enlightenment - John D Brewer
Thomas Hodgskin and John Bray - Andrew Reeve
Free Exchange and Equal Exchange
A Mutualist Theory of Exploitation? - John Cunliffe
Marx's Political Theory of Exploitation - Terrell Carver
Can Socialism be Non-Exploitative? - Robert J van der Veen
Exploitation and the Libertarian Challenge - Philippe Van Parijs
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