Magdoff

Magdoff

Harry Magdoff, eigentlich: Henry Samuel Magdoff, (* 21. August 1913 in Bronx, New York City; † 1. Januar 2006 in Burlington, Vermont) war ein US-amerikanischer, marxistisch orientierter Ökonom, Autor und Publizist.

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Magdoff, Sohn russischer Einwanderer, war nach eigenen Angaben Marxist seit dem 15. Lebensjahr. Er wurde einer der einflussreichsten sozialistischen Ökonomen. Während des 2. Weltkrieges arbeitete er für das War Production Board.

Das 1969 erschienene Buch "The Age of Imperialism: The Economics of U.S. Foreign Policy" (in Deutsch: Das Zeitalter des Imperialismus: Die ökonomischen Hintergründe der US-Außenpolitik) wurde in 15 Sprachen übersetzt.

Seit 1969 war er mit Paul M. Sweezy Mitherausgeber der Monthly Review, einem sozialistischen Journal.

Schriften

  • The Age of Imperialism (1969)
  • Imperialism from the Colonial Age to the Present (1977)
  • Imperialism Without Colonies (2003)

Gemeinsam mit Paul Sweezy verfasst:

  • The Dynamics of U.S. Capitalism (1970)
  • The End of Prosperity (1977)
  • The Deepening Crisis of U.S. Capitalism (1980)
  • Stagnation and the Financial Explosion (1987)
  • The Irreversible Crisis (1988)

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