The decline of American capitalism

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LEWIS COREY
The Decline of
American Capitalism
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BY LEWIS COREY
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Contents
PART ONE:
Introductory
I.
THE AMERICAN
CRISIS
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III.
Ballyhoo: The New Capitalism The Meaning of Prosperity The Decline of Capitalism: General Survey
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PART TWO:
IV.
Profits
PROSPERITY, PROFITS,
AND WAGES
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V.
VI.
and Prosperity Policy of High Wages Profits and Wages: State Capitalism
The
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PA RT THREE
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CONTRADICTIONS OF ACCUMULATION
VII.
VIII.
IX.
Accumulation and the Composition of Capital The Fall in the Rate of Profit Multiplying Contradictions and Capitalist Decline
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PART FOUR: THE ANTAGONISM BETWEEN PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
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XI.
XII.
XIII.
Economic and Class Contradictions Excess Capacity, Competition, and Speculation The Onset of Crisis and Depression Production and ...