Monday 6 July 09 Turnover and credit

Posted on June 20, 2009 by macjanet

At our next reading group meeting we will discuss the next parts of Marx on capitalist crisis: notes from Brisbane Workers Liberty Study Course

Sections 3. Turnover of fixed capital (ref. Capital Vol. 2 mainly Chapter 8 and Chapter 9) and

Section 4. Credit (ref. Capital Vol. 3 mainly Chapter 30.

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