ONLINE COURSE - Marxist Economics for Beginners
Course starts on February 11th 2025
Do wage rises cause inflation? And does the free market ensure equal benefits for all?
These are the arguments used today to disarm trade unionists and all those struggling against poverty and low pay.
This course introduces students to Marxist economics. Students will learn about his famous ‘labour theory of value’, capitalist economies and their crises and what Marx had to say about capitalist profits.
Duration: 4 modules and classes over 8 weeks
Mode: Moodle and Zoom
Topics covered
- Karl Marx and Labour Value
- Class Power, Political Power and Exploitation
- Capitalism and Crisis
- Longer-term capitalist crisis
Fortnightly 90-minute Zoom classes will supplement the online course.
These will take place on the following Tuesdays (2025):
- 11th Feb 7pm
- 25th Feb 7pm
- 11th March 7pm
- 25th March 7pm
- 8th April 7pm
Course materials will be available to registrants from 28 January.
Zoom classes will be recorded and – if registrants are unable to attend one or more – there will be an opportunity to catch up.
