''Marx and Modern Economics'' is a 1968 book about the philosopher

Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...

edited by

David Horowitz David Joel Horowitz (born January 10, 1939) is an American conservative writer. He is a founder and president of the right-wing David Horowitz Freedom Center (DHFC); editor of the Center's website '' FrontPage Magazine''; and director of Dis ...

Reception

''Marx and Modern Economics'' received a positive review from the economist

Shigeto Tsuru was a prominent Japanese politician and economist. Suzumura, Kotaro"Obituary – Shigeto Tsuru: life work and legacy". European Journal of the History of Economic Thought; Dec 2006, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p613-620, 8p. He was widely honored for his sc ...

in the ''

Journal of Economic Literature The ''Journal of Economic Literature'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal, published by the American Economic Association, that surveys the academic literature in economics. It was established in 1963 as the ''Journal of Economic Abstracts'',

''. He found Horowitz's introduction too brief, but considered him correct to emphasize that the subject matter of Marx's political economy was "the social determination of economic categories and relationships and their development" and to include Marx's introduction to the ''

A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy ''A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy'' (german: Zur Kritik der Politischen Ökonomie) is a book by Karl Marx, first published in 1859. The book is mainly a critique of political economy achieved by critiquing the writings of th ...

'' (1859). Though believing that some important articles that should have been represented were excluded, he welcomed the book as a "convenient anthology for classroom reference."

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