From: "David Bedggood" <dr.bedggood-AT-auckland.ac.nz>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 11:38:16 1200+
Subject: Re: M-G: Re: M-TH: Tragedy and farce


Doug wrote:

> Gerald Levy wrote:
> 
> >An understanding of the political economy of the present is related to an
> >understanding of the role of value under capitalism. Political economy, I
> >might add, becomes much less "overwhelming" and "incomprehensible" when
> >one understands this point. Perhaps you could join LNP in a reading of VI
> >of _Capital_. This time don't follow Sweezy's advice and start with Ch 1
> >-- and spend as much time as it takes before you understand it.
> 
> Both times I've read K vol 1 I started with the first chapter. That's the
> way I read most books, in fact. Are you implying by this that you have a
> better understanding of Marx than Paul Sweezy does?
> 
It seems Jerry is. But that would not be difficult would it? Try the 
Brenner article that Jim Blaut is so unhappy about.  It has a good 
critique of Sweezy as a neo-Smithian.

Dave


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