Monopoly Capital
An essay on American economic and social order

Baran, Paul A.; Sweezy, Paul M.
Publisher:  Modern Reader, New York, USA
Year First Published:  {16946 Monopoly Capital MONOPOLY CAPITAL An essay on American economic and social order Baran, Paul A.; Sweezy, Paul M. Modern Reader New York USA An analysis of American capitalism. 1966 1969 402pp BC16946s-MonopolyCapital.jpg B Book - <br> <br> <br>Table of Contents <br> <br>Preface <br> <br>Introduction <br>The Giant Corporation <br>The Tendency of Surplus to Rise <br>The Absorption of Surplus: Capitalists' Consumption and Investment <br>The Absorption of Surplus: the Sales Effort <br>The Absorption of Surplus: Civilian Government <br>The Absorption of Surplus: Militarism and Imperialism <br>On the History of Monopoly Capitalism <br>Monopoly Capitalism and Race Relations <br>On the Quality of Monopoly Capitalist Society <br>The Irrational System <br>Appendix: Estimating the Economic Surplus by Joseph D. Phillips <br>Author Index <br>Subject Index <br> <br>List of Tables <br> <br>Selected Financial Data for Non-Financial Corporations, 1953-1962 <br>Investment Outflow and Income, 1950-1963 <br>Government Spending, 1903-1959 <br>Share of Corporate Profits in National Income <br>Government Spending, 1929-1957 <br>5a Government Spending, 1929-1939 <br>Subsidiaries of Standard Oil <br>Growth of Foreign and Domestic Manufacturing Sales and Merchandise Exports, 1957-1962 <br>Growth of Railroad Capital: Annual Averages <br>Pattern of Business Cycles, 1890-1914 <br>Unemployment, 1900-1963 <br>Capacity Utilization, 1920-1929 <br>Capacity Utilization, 1930-1939 <br>Profits and National Income, 1929-1938 <br>Capacity Utilization and Unemployment, 1950-1963 <br>Emigration of Negroes from Eleven Former Confederate States, 1870-1960 <br>White and Non-White Unemployment, 1940-1962 <br>Non-White Employment in Government, 1940-1962 <br>Elements of Profit Income and Economic Surplus <br>Estimates of Product Income of Unincorporated Business <br>Other Forms of Property Income <br>Surplus Absorption by Government <br>Total Economic Surplus and Its Major Components <br> <br> <br>List of Charts <br> <br>Hypothetical Profitability Schedule <br>U.S. Steel Corporation: Relationship between Operating Rate and Rate of Return on Stockholders' Investment, after Taxes, 1920-1940, 1947-1950, and 1953-1960 <br>Unemployment, 1900-1963 <br>Passenger Cars: Factory Sales and Registrations, 1911-1962 <br>Surplus as Percent of Gross National Product CX7522 1 false true false CX7522.htm [0xc001d5faa0 0xc001d74450 0xc001eb5bf0 0xc002089c80 0xc002211050 0xc002238000 0xc000328120 0xc000174c30 0xc0002436b0 0xc00033dbf0 0xc00055d140 0xc000261680 0xc0002a4ff0 0xc0002bfb00 0xc0003246c0 0xc00040a870 0xc000a799e0 0xc0003be300 0xc0006792f0 0xc000719590 0xc000bc27b0 0xc00041ce10 0xc00063a060 0xc00063a1b0 0xc000509e30 0xc000674ed0 0xc0009584b0 0xc000ecb560 0xc001c9f560 0xc000697ec0 0xc001047e30] Cx}
Year Published:  1969
Pages:  402pp   Resource Type:  Book
Cx Number:  CX7522

An analysis of American capitalism.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction
The Giant Corporation
The Tendency of Surplus to Rise
The Absorption of Surplus: Capitalists' Consumption and Investment
The Absorption of Surplus: the Sales Effort
The Absorption of Surplus: Civilian Government
The Absorption of Surplus: Militarism and Imperialism
On the History of Monopoly Capitalism
Monopoly Capitalism and Race Relations
On the Quality of Monopoly Capitalist Society
The Irrational System
Appendix: Estimating the Economic Surplus by Joseph D. Phillips
Author Index
Subject Index

List of Tables

Selected Financial Data for Non-Financial Corporations, 1953-1962
Investment Outflow and Income, 1950-1963
Government Spending, 1903-1959
Share of Corporate Profits in National Income
Government Spending, 1929-1957
5a Government Spending, 1929-1939
Subsidiaries of Standard Oil
Growth of Foreign and Domestic Manufacturing Sales and Merchandise Exports, 1957-1962
Growth of Railroad Capital: Annual Averages
Pattern of Business Cycles, 1890-1914
Unemployment, 1900-1963
Capacity Utilization, 1920-1929
Capacity Utilization, 1930-1939
Profits and National Income, 1929-1938
Capacity Utilization and Unemployment, 1950-1963
Emigration of Negroes from Eleven Former Confederate States, 1870-1960
White and Non-White Unemployment, 1940-1962
Non-White Employment in Government, 1940-1962
Elements of Profit Income and Economic Surplus
Estimates of Product Income of Unincorporated Business
Other Forms of Property Income
Surplus Absorption by Government
Total Economic Surplus and Its Major Components


List of Charts

Hypothetical Profitability Schedule
U.S. Steel Corporation: Relationship between Operating Rate and Rate of Return on Stockholders' Investment, after Taxes, 1920-1940, 1947-1950, and 1953-1960
Unemployment, 1900-1963
Passenger Cars: Factory Sales and Registrations, 1911-1962
Surplus as Percent of Gross National Product

Subject Headings

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