Review of Nitzan and Bichler's "Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder"

Review of Nitzan and Bichler's "Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder"
Cochrane, DT. (2010). Theory in Action. Vol. 3. No. 2. April. pp. 110-116. (Review; English).

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Abstract or Brief Description

FROM THE REVIEW: "The authors of Capital As Power wish, as they said in their own words at a recent Rethinking Marxism conference, to perform a ‘ctrl-alt-del’ on current political economy. The basis for this extreme assertion is the sorry state of value theory and the concepts that depend upon that theory, including capital. In place of the two standard theories of value (the neoclassical ‘utility theory of value’ and the Marxist ‘labor theory of value’), both of which have serious analytical and ontological problems, Nitzan and Bichler offer a theory that capital is nothing but quantified power."

Language

English

Publication Type

Review

Keywords

activism capital political economy

Subject

BN Theory
BN Agency
BN Resistance
BN Capital & Accumulation
BN Civilization & Social Systems
BN Power
BN Value & Price

ID Code

284

Deposited On

06 June 2012

Commentary/Response Threads

• Nitzan, Jonathan and Bichler, Shimshon. Capital as Power. A Study of Order and Creorder. (deposited 29 November 2010)
  • Brennan, Jordan. Theory of Capital Makes a Comeback. New Strategies for the Study of Society (Review of Nitzan and Bichler's "Captial as Power"). (deposited 12 September 2009)
  • Nitzan, Jonathan. Invitation for a seminar on the current crisis followed by a book launch of CAPITAL AND POWER. (deposited 22 October 2009)
  • Brennan, Jordan. Review of Nitzan and Bichler's "Captial as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder". (deposited 18 December 2009)
  • Cochrane, DT. Review of Nitzan and Bichler's "Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder". (deposited 06 June 2012) [Currently Displayed]
  • Martin, Ulf and D'Alessio, Nestor and Wolf, Harald. Kapital als Macht und imaginäre Institution: Eine Einführung in die Kapitalmachttheorie von Jonathan Nitzan und Shimshon Bichler. (deposited 12 May 2010)
  • Fisher, Mark. From the Economic Crisis to Fanaticism, Three New Publications Explore the Meaning of Capital (Review of Nitzan and Bichler's "Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder"). (deposited 30 August 2010)
  • Cochrane, DT and Nitzan, Jonathan. Capital as Power: An Audio Interview with Jonathan Nitzan. (deposited 06 June 2012)
  • Mathoor, Vineeth. Review of Nitzan and Bichler's "Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder". (deposited 02 July 2011)
  • Hansen, Bue Rübner. Review of Nitzan and Bichler's "Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder". (deposited 20 August 2011)
  • Larudee, Mehrene. Review of Nitzan and Bichler's "Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder". (deposited 26 August 2011)
  • Regilme, Salvador Santino F. Jr. Book Review: Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler, "Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder". (deposited 31 May 2012)
  • Soong, C. S. and Nitzan, Jonathan. Rethinking Capital (Two-Part Radio Interview with Jonathan Nitzan). (deposited 14 June 2012)
  • Wolf, Harald. 'Capital as Power' - Notiz zu einem neuen Forschungsansatz und einer Konferenz ('Capital as Power' - notice on a new research approach and a conference). (deposited 17 December 2012)
  • Alan, Freeman. Review of Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler's "Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder". (deposited 11 June 2013)