This book contains a selection of essays on key subjects Mandel worked on: the theory of the state, imperialism, reformism, and bureaucracy. "The Leninist Theory of Organisation" is an influential essay on class consciousness and organisation. The "Introduction to Marxist Economic Theory" was widely used as a textbook in classes on Marxist economics. This book is the first in a series of selected writings by Ernest Mandel.

CONTENTS:

Introduction by Ian Parker

The Marxist Theory of the State

The Marxist Theory of Imperialism and its Critics

An Introduction to Marxist Economic Theory

The Nature of Social-Democratic Reformism

On Bureaucracy: A Marxist Analysis

The Leninist Theory of Organisation.