In this ground breaking contribution to Marxist economic theory, Peter
H. Jones provides a comprehensive analysis of profit rates in the lead
up to the Great Recession.
The Falling Rate of Profit and the Great Recession of 2007-2009 develops
a new interpretation of Marx's labour theory of value rooted in
non-equilibrium, and applies this theory to US national accounting data.
In so doing Jones shows that, when measured correctly, the profit rate
falls in the lead up to the Great Recession due to the rising organic
composition of capital--the primary reason for crises in Marx's own
account.
From there Jones also details a new theory of finance, showing how
cycles in the profit rate relate to stock market booms and slumps, and
movements in the interest rate. He then discusses the implications of
this analysis, and Marx and Engels' work generally, for a democratic
socialist strategy.