,REVIEW ( 0,K>L ,M>X0 BY ,K>L ,KORS* 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,LIV+ ,M>XISM1 ,APRIL #a#i#c#i2 
,K>L ,M>X4 ,BY ,K>L ,KORS*4 ,*APMAN @& ,HALL1 ,LONDON 7#fS474 ,JOHN ,WILEY @& ,SONS1 ,NEW ,YORK 7#b#d#g PP42 @s#a4#g#e72 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ADAM ,BUICK2 
,PRO($3 & CORRECT$ BY ,GE(F ,TRAU<1 ,JULY #b#e4 

,9 CONSPICU\S DI/9CTION TO MANY O!R 9T]PRETATIONS ( ,M>X1 ?IS BOOK 
CONC5TRATES UPON ! ESS5TIALS ( ,M>XIAN !ORY & PRACTICE4 ,! AU?OR 
RE/ATES 0! MO/ IMPORTANT PR9CIPLES & CONT5TS ( ,M>X'S 
SOCIAL SCI5CE 9 ! LI<T ( REC5T HI/ORICAL EV5TS & ( ! NEW 
!ORETICAL NE$S :I* HAVE >IS5 UND] ! IMPACT ( ?OSE EV5TS40 
,! BOOK IS NOT \T TO PLEASE ! CURI\S1 NOR DOES IT CORRESPOND TO ANY 
P>TICUL> GR\P 9T]E/4 ,BECAUSE 9 ITS COMPACTNESS & OBJECTIVITY ! BOOK 
IS A USEFUL !ORETICAL TOOL = PROLET>IAN CLASS ASPIRATIONS1 WE CANNOT 9 
REVIEW+ IT DO BETT] ?AN TO 9DICATE1 ?\< 9ADEQUATELY1 ITS RI*NESS & 
VALUE4 

,! BOOK IS DIVID$ 9TO ?REE P>TS3 ,SOCIETY1 ,POLITICAL ,ECONOMY1 & 
,HI/ORY4 ,M>XISM IS DECL>$ 0! G5U9E SOCIAL SCI5CE ( \R 
TIME10 & ITS SUP]IORITY TO ! PSEUDO-SOCIAL SCI5CE ( ! 
B\RGEOISIE IS DEMON/RAT$ ?R\<\T ! BOOK4 

,( ! GREATE/ IMPORTANCE TO ! COMPREH5SION ( SOCIAL PH5OM5A1 ! 
AU?OR PO9TS \T1 IS ! GRASP ( ,M>X'S PR9CIPLE ( HI/ORIC 
SPECIFICATION4 ,M>X DEALT ) ALL ECONOMIC1 SOCIAL & IDEOLOGICAL 
CONCEPTS 0ONLY 9S(> AS IT IS NECESS>Y = HIS MA9 !ME1 I4E41 ! 
SPECIFIC *>ACT] ASSUM$ BY !M 9 MOD]N B\RGEOIS SOCIETY40 ,! 
SO-CALL$ 'G5]AL IDEAS' MU/ ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIFIC HI/ORICAL 
ELEM5T4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ! FALSE IDEALI/IC CONCEPT ( EVOLUTION AS APPLI$ BY 
B\RGEOIS SOCIAL !ORI/S 0IS CLOS$ ON BO? SIDES1 & 9 ALL 
PA/ & FUTURE =MS ( SOCIETY IT R$ISCOV]S ONLY ITSELF4 ,! ,M>XIAN 
PR9CIPLE ( DEVELOPM5T IS1 9/EAD1 OP5 ON BO? SIDES4 ,M>X DEF9ES 
! NEW COMMUNI/ SOCIETY >IS+ \T ( ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION NOT ONLY AS 
FUR!R DEVELOP$ =MS ( B\RGEOIS SOCIETY1 BUT AS A NEW TYPE :I* IS NO 
LONG] TO BE BASICALLY EXPLA9$ UND] ANY ( ! B\RGEOIS CATEGORIES40 
,H[ NECESS>Y IT IS1 & ESPECIALLY TODAY1 TO RE/ATE ?IS ,M>XIAN POSITION 
BECOMES CLE> IF ONLY :5 WE CONSID] ! REC5T LIT]ATURE ON SOCIALISM :I* 
5VISIONS ! SOCIALI/ SOCIETY AS A MODIFI$ =M ( CAPITALISM1 &1 UND] 
DIFF]5T NAMES1 TRANSF]S ALL CAPITALI/IC CATEGORIES 9TO ! 
'NEW' SOCIETY4 

,! PR9CIPLE ( HI/ORICAL SPECIFICATION AS EMPLOY$ BY ,M>X DOES NOT 
EXCLUDE A NECESS>Y DEGREE ( G5]ALIZATION4 ,H[EV]1 IT LEADS TO A NEW TYPE 
( G5]ALIZATION4 ,) ,M>X1 0,! 'G5]AL' ( ! CONCEPT 
IS NO LONG] SET UP AGA9/ CONCRETE REALITY AS ANO!R REALM2 BUT EV]Y 
'G5]AL'1 EV5 9 ITS CONCEPTUAL =M1 NECESS>ILY REMA9S A 
SPECIFIC ASPECT OR A M5TALLY DISSECT$ P>T ( ! HI/ORICAL CONCRETE ( 
EXI/+ B\RGEOIS SOCIETY40 

,! PRES5T POPUL> *ATT] AB\T ! 0METAPHYSICS ( DIALECTICAL 
MAT]IALISM10 AL?\< NOT TAK5 UP BY ,KORS* >E NEV]!LESS ANSW]$ 
BY HIM :5 HE PO9TS \T ?AT1 0,IF ,M>X1 9DE$1 TOOK HIS />T FROM A 
CRITICAL & REVOLUTION>Y REV]SAL ( ! PR9CIPLES 9H]5T 9 ,HEGEL'S 
ME?OD1 HE C]TA9LY W5T ON TO DEVELOP1 9 A /RICTLY EMPIRICAL MANN]1 ! 
SPECIFIC ME?ODS ( HIS [N MAT]IALI/IC CRITICISM & RESE>*40 ,! 
EXCITEM5T ( ! LATE/ 0COMMON-S5SE0 CRITICS IS ! LESS 
W>RANT$1 AS ! ,M>XIAN !ORY1 0:I* DEALS ) ALL IDEAS AS BE+ 
CONNECT$ ) A DEF9ITE HI/ORICAL EPO* & ! SPECIFIC =M ( SOCIETY 
P]TA9+ TO ?AT EPO*1 RECOGNIZES ITSELF AS BE+ JU/ AS MU* AN HI/ORICAL 
PRODUCT AS ANY O!R !ORY P]TA9+ TO A DEF9ITE /AGE ( SOCIAL 
DEVELOPM5T & TO A DEF9ITE SOCIAL CLASS40 

,! SECOND P>T ( ! BOOK PO9TS \T AT ! \TSET ?AT 0,POLITICAL 
,ECONOMY1 DEAL+ ) ! MAT]IAL F\NDATION ( ! EXI/+ B\RGEOIS /ATE1 
IS = ! PROLET>IAT FIR/ & =EMO/ AN 5EMY C\NTRY40 ,! AU?OR 
DESCRIBES ! HI/ORY ( B\RGEOIS ECONOMIC ?\<T CONCISELY & WELL1 & HE 
%[S :Y ANY 0G5U9E DEVELOPM5T ( ,POLITICAL ,ECONOMY WAS PRECLUD$ BY 
! REAL HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T ( B\RGEOIS SOCIETY40 ,M>X'S 
CRITIQUE ( ,POLITICAL ,ECONOMY WAS NOT1 AS IS (T5 ASSUM$1 A FUR!R+ ( 
B\RGEOIS ECONOMIC SCI5CE1 BUT ! !ORY ( AN IMP5D+ REVOLUTION4 ,! 
DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ! ,CLASSICAL & ! ,M>XI/ ECONOMIC CONCEPTS >E 
DEMON/RAT$ 9 A MO/ 5LI<T5+ MANN]1 & IT IS %[N ?AT ! ,M>XIAN 
IMPROVEM5TS 0UPON CLASSICAL ECONOMIC !ORY >E IMPORTANT1 NOT = !IR 
PURELY =MAL ADVANCE OV] ! CLASSICAL CONCEPT1 BUT = !IR DEF9ITE 
TRANSF] ( ECONOMIC ?\<T FROM ! FIELD ( ! EX*ANGE ( COMMODITIES & 
( ! LEGAL & MORAL CONCEPTIONS ( 'RI<T' & 
'WRONG' ORIG9AT+ !RE9 TO ! FIELD ( MAT]IAL PRODUCTION 
TAK5 9 ITS FULL SIGNIFICANCE40 

,WE ?9K ! F9E/ *APT]S 9 ! BOOK >E ?OSE DEVOT$ TO ! 
,FETI%ISM ( ,COMMODITIES & ! ,LAW ( ,VALUE4 ,! AU?OR 
%[S ANEW ?AT1 0,! MO/ G5]AL IDEAS & PR9CIPLES ( ,POLITICAL 
,ECONOMY >E M]E FETI%ES DISGUIS+ ACTUAL SOCIAL RELATIONS1 PREVAIL+ 
BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS & CLASSES )9 A DEF9ITE HI/ORICAL EPO* ( ! 
SOCIO-ECONOMIC =MATION10 & HE PO9TS \T FUR!R ?AT ! !ORETICAL 
EXPOSURE ( ! FETI%I/IC *>ACT] ( COMMODITIES IS 0NOT ONLY ! 
K]NEL ( ! ,M>XIAN ,CRITIQUE ( ,POLITICAL ,ECONOMY1 BUT AT ! 
SAME TIME ! QU9TESS5CE ( ! ECONOMIC !ORY ( CAPITAL & ! MO/ 
EXPLICIT & MO/ EXACT DEF9ITION ( ! !ORETICAL & HI/ORICAL /&PO9T 
( ! :OLE MAT]IALI/IC SCI5CE ( SOCIETY40 ,!SE *APT]S >E SO 
MA/]FULLY CONC5TRAT$ )\T !REBY LOS+ CL>ITY ?AT !Y MAKE FEEBLE 
ANY ATTEMPT AT RE/ATEM5T4 ,! ?\<TS CANNOT BE C\*$ 9 MORE T]SE & 
MORE EFFECTIVE LANGUAGE & WE CAN ONLY RE/RICT \RSELVES TO ! /ATEM5T 
?AT ! AU?OR SEES ! TASK ( ! REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAT AS 0! 
ULTIMATE DE/RUCTION ( CAPITALI/ COMMODITY FETI%ISM BY A DIRECT SOCIAL 
ORGANIZATION ( LABOR40 ,! MEAN+ ( ! PRES5T SOCIAL ORGANIZATION ( 
LABOR1 :I* IS HIDD5 UND] ! APP>5T VALUE RELATIONS ( COMMODITIES1 IS 
DEMON/RAT$ ) REF]5CE TO ! PRES5T ILLUSION>Y CAPITALI/IC 
0PLANN+0 ATTEMPTS1 :I* CAN ONLY /ILL FUR!R DISRUPT ! 
0ORD]0 ?AT IS PECULI> TO CAPITALISM & ?AT WAS BR\<T AB\T 
BY ! BL9D NECESSITIES ( A FETI%I/IC LAW ( VALUE4 

,ANO!R *APT] EXPOSES ! COMMON MISUND]/&+S ( ! ,M>XIAN DOCTR9E 
( VALUE & SURPLUS VALE & IS V]Y TIMELY BECAUSE ( ! NEW ATTACKS 
LAUN*$ BY 0LIB]ALISM0 UPON ! 0UNSCI5TIFIC0 
*>ACT] ( ,M>XIAN ECONOMIC !ORY4 ,= IT IS >GU$ OV] & AGA9 ?AT 
,M>X'S VALUE !ORY MU/ BE WRONG S9CE IT APPROA*ES ! PROBLEM 
EXCLUSIVELY FROM ! SUPPLY SIDE & IS !RE=E UNABLE TO APPROA* ! REAL 
PRICE PROBLEM4 ,H[EV]1 ,KORS* PO9TS \T1 0,IT WAS NEV] ! 9T5TION ( 
,M>X TO DESC5D FROM ! G5]AL IDEA ( VALUE AS EXP\ND$ 9 ! FIR/ VOLUME 
( ,CAPITAL1 BY MEANS ( EV] CLOS] DET]M9ANTS TO A DIRECT 
DET]M9ATION ( ! PRICE ( COMMODITIES4 ,! P>TICUL> IMPORTANCE ( ! LAW 
( VALUE )9 ,M>X'S !ORY HAS NO?+ TO DO ) A DIRECTION FIXATION 
( ! PRICES ( COMMODITIES BY !IR VALUE40 ,! DIV]SE EXPOSITIONS ( 
B\RGEOIS ECONOMI/S ATTEMPT+ TO PROVE DISCREPANCIES BETWE5 ! LAW ( VALUE 
& ACTUAL PRICE CON/ELLATIONS1 DISCREPANCIES DUE1 !Y BELIEVE1 TO ! 
0ONE-SID$NESS0 ( ,M>X'S VALUE CONCEPT1 >E 5TIRELY BESIDE 
! PO9T4 ,& IT IS RA!R AMUS+ TO NOTE ?AT ,M>X'S APPLICATION ( 
! LAW ( VALUE TO LABOR P[] IS REJECT$ ) ! >GUM5T ( ! 
FLEXIBILITY ( WAGES1 AN >GUM5T :I* DEMON/RATES ONLY ?AT !SE B\RGEOIS 
ECONOMI/S DO NOT KN[ ! POSITION ( !IR OPPON5T4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,M>X1 
0,!RE IS NO ECONOMIC OR O!R RATIONALLY DET]M9ABLE 
RELATION :ATEV] BETWE5 ! VALUE ( ! NEW COMMODITIES PRODUC$ BY ! USE 
( LABOR P[] 9 ! WORK%OP & ! PRICES PAID = ?IS LABOR TO ITS 
SELL]S40 

,! LATT] P>T ( ! BOOK DEALS ) ! MAT]IALI/IC CONCEPTION ( 
HI/ORY4 ,?\< IT HAS A PHILOSOPHICAL ORIG91 ,KORS* PO9TS \T ?AT 
,M>X'S MAT]IALI/IC SCI5CE1 0BE+ A /RICTLY EMPIRICAL 
9VE/IGATION 9TO DEF9ITE HI/ORICAL =MS ( SOCIETY1 DOES NOT NE$ A 
PHILOSOPHICAL SUPPORT40 ,TRAC+ ! SCI5TIFIC DEVELOPM5T ( ,M>X1 HE 
%[S1 0,AS E>LY AS #ahdc IT HAD BECOME CLE> TO ,M>X ?AT ,POLITICAL 
,ECONOMY WAS ! KEY/ONE ( ALL SOCIAL SCI5CE40 ,9 PLACE ( ! 
TIME-LESS DEVELOPM5T ( ! 0IDEA10 ,M>X PUT ! REAL HI/ORICAL 
DEVELOPM5T ( SOCIETY ON ! BASIS ( ! DEVELOPM5T ( ITS MAT]IAL MODE ( 
PRODUCTION4 ,9 A *APT] DEAL+ ) ! RELATION BETWE5 ,NATURE & ,SOCIETY1 
,KORS* %[S ?AT1 0,AS ) ALL O!R 9NOVATIONS EMBODI$ 9 ! NEW 
MAT]IALI/IC !ORY1 ,M>X'S ME?ODICAL EXT5SION ( SOCIETY AT ! 
EXP5SE ( NATURE IS PROV$ MA9LY ON ! FIELD ( ECONOMIC SCI5CE40 
,AFT] CL>IFY+ A NUMB] ( ,M>XIAN CONCEPTS SU* AS ! RELATION BETWE5 
PRODUCTIVE =CES & PRODUCTIVE RELATIONS1 BASIS & SUP]/RUCTURE ( 
SOCIETY1 ,KORS* EXPLA9S :AT ,M>X MEANT 9 SAY+ ?AT1 0,! REAL 
HI/ORICAL B>RI] ( CAPITALI/IC PRODUCTION IS CAPITAL ITSELF10 & 
?AT ONLY ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION1 BY *ANG+ ! PRODUCTION RELATIONS1 CAN 
SECURE ! FUR!R PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPM5T ( ! SOCIAL =CES ( 
PRODUCTION4 

,BUT AL?\< WE AGREE 9 SU* L>GE MEASURE ) ?IS 9T]PRETATION ( 
,M>X1 WE CANNOT AB/A9 FROM REM>K+ ?AT ITS GREAT CL>ITY & REVOLUTION>Y 
CONSI/5CY 9 DEAL+ ) ,M>X IS SOME:AT DIMM$ AS SOON AS IT DEALS ) 
MORE REC5T REVOLUTION>Y EV5TS & !IR *>ACT]S4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ! %IFT 
( EMPHASIS BETWE5 ! E>LI] & ! LAT] =MULATIONS ( ! MAT]IALI/IC 
PR9CIPLES BY ,M>X1 FROM ! SUBJECTIVE FACTOR ( REVOLUTION>Y CLASS W> TO 
ITS UND]LY+ OBJECTIVE DEVELOPM5T IS1 9 ,KORS*'S 9T]PRETATION1 
CAUS$ BY ACTUAL DEVELOPM5TS 5=C+ A *ANGE ( ATTITUDE4 0,9 A 
SIMIL> MANN]10 HE SAYS1 0! REVOLUTION>Y ,M>XI/1 ,L591 CAME 
TO GRIPS ) ! ACTIVI/IC REVOLUTION>Y T5D5CIES ( ! LEFT ,COMMUNI/S ( 
#aib :O 9 AN OBJECTIVELY *ANG$ SITUATION ADH]$ TO ! SLOGANS ( ! 
DIRECT REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION RELEAS$ BY ! ,GREAT ,W>40 ,?IS BELAT$ 
DEF5SE ( ,L59'S OPPORTUNI/IC & RA!R SILLY PAMPHLET 
,LEFT-,W+ ,COMMUNISM1 AN ,9FANTILE ,DISORD]1 :I* WAS DESIGN$ TO 
SECURE ,RUSSIAN CONTROL OV] ! 9T]NATIONAL LABOR MOVEM5T 9 ! SPECIFIC 
9T]E/ ( ,RUSSIA & ITS ,BOL%EVIK ,P>TY1 CANNOT *ANGE ! FACT ?AT 
,L59'S 0TURN ( FACE0 WAS NOT ! RESULT ( A SOB] 
CONSID]ATION ( A *ANG$ SITUATION1 BUT WAS NO *ANGE ( FACE AT ALL4 ,?IS 
PAMPHLET ( ,L59'S MA9TA9$ ! POSITION HE ALWAYS HAD AGA9/ ! 
REVOLUTION>Y OPPOSITION ( P>TS ( ! PROLET>IAT ( ,WE/]N ,EUROPE4 ,?IS 
POSITION WAS HIS ALSO DUR+ ! TIME1 :I*1 ACCORD+ TO ,KORS*1 WAS 
OBJECTIVELY REVOLUTION>Y4 ,IT WAS ! POSITION ( ! SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY ( 
PRE-W> TIMES1 :I* ,L59 NEV] LEFT M5TALLY BUT ONLY ORGANIZATIONALLY4 ,IT 
WAS 9T]WOV5 ) ! POSITION ( ! ,RUSSIAN B\RGEOIS REVOLUTIONI/ & WAS 
9 /RICT OPPOSITION TO ALL SPECIFIC REVOLUTION>Y PR9CIPLES ( ! WORK+ 
CLASS BE=E1 DUR+1 & AFT] ! ,GREAT ,W>4 ,IT WAS 9 /RICT OPPOSITION1 
TOO1 TO ?OSE ,M>XIAN PR9CIPLES1 =GOTT5 BY BO? ! ,SOCIALI/S & 
,BOL%EVIKS & :I*1 RE/AT$ H]E1 MAKES ?IS WORK1 :E!R ITS AU?OR LIKES 
IT OR NOT1 A WEAPON AGA9/ ! 0,M>XI/0 ,L594 

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