{"id":8657,"date":"2025-07-15T18:24:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T15:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.econ.uoa.gr\/course\/pec411-%ce%bc%ce%b1%cf%81%ce%be%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ae-%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%bb%ce%b9%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ae-%ce%bf%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%bf%ce%bd%ce%bf%ce%bc%ce%af%ce%b1-%ce%b9\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:31:47","slug":"pec411-marxist-political-economy-i","status":"publish","type":"course","link":"https:\/\/www.econ.uoa.gr\/en\/course\/pec411-marxist-political-economy-i\/","title":{"rendered":"PEC411 - Marxist Political Economy I - 7th semester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03be\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u039f\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u0399<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u039a\u03c9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2: PEC411<br \/>\n\u0395\u03be\u03ac\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03bf: 7\u03bf<br \/>\n\u0394\u03b9\u03b4\u03ac\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2: \u0398. \u039c\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Content<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> The course introduces the main theoretical school of heterodox economic thought, examining the basic principles of Marxist political economy as presented in Marx's work. <em>\"The Capital\"<\/em> and the relevant literature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Content:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The evolution of Marx's economic thought from the Paris Manuscripts to the third volume of Capital<\/li>\n<li>The relationship with classical political economy (Smith, Ricardo)<\/li>\n<li>The labour theory of value, value, price, money<\/li>\n<li>The concept of labour power, surplus value and capital as a social relation<\/li>\n<li>Technological change and the capital-labour conflict<\/li>\n<li>Absolute and relative goodwill<\/li>\n<li>Circulation, realisation and reproduction of total social capital<\/li>\n<li>The accumulation, concentration, concentration of capital and economic cycles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Matter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Method and scope of the \"Capital\"<\/li>\n<li>Labour theory of value<\/li>\n<li>Capital: Exploitation and Goodwill<\/li>\n<li>Technical progress<\/li>\n<li>Capital accumulation<\/li>\n<li>Labour Reserve Army<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Evaluation:<\/strong> Written exams, exempt progress, optional work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examination Material:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u03b1) Teacher's notes<br \/>\nb) C. Marx \"Capital, Volume I\" (Modern Times): p. 11-33, 49-106, 159-241, 524-551, 584-671<br \/>\n\u03ae<br \/>\nKPSM: pp. 11-72, 123-201, 273-293, 467-476, 529-607 (summaries)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Material:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/info-war.gr\/%CE%B5%CF%80%CF%84%CE%AC-%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%BB%CE%AC-%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%B8%CE%AE%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%BE%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%8D-%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB-%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF\/\">Lecture at InfoWar<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?t=3&amp;v=ceslu-FFr0I\">Lecture on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teaching aids<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u039a. \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03be \u00ab\u039a\u03b5\u03c6\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf, \u03a4\u03cc\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u0399\u00bb, \u0395\u03ba\u03b4\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03a3\u03cd\u03b3\u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b7 \u0395\u03c0\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae, 1978.<br \/>\n&#8211; \u039a. \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03be \u00ab\u039a\u03b5\u03c6\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf \u03a4\u03cc\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u0399\u00bb, \u0395\u03ba\u03b4\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u039a\u03a8\u039c, 2016.<br \/>\n&#8211; \u03a3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03be\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u039f\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u0399 &#8211; \u0398. \u039c\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2<br \/>\n&#8211; J. Gouverneur, \u0391\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03c0\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03b1: \u03bf\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac \u03c6\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03bc\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2, \u03a4\u03c5\u03c0\u03c9\u03b8\u03ae\u03c4\u03c9, 1999.<br \/>\n&#8211; G. Catephores, An Introduction to Marxist Economics, New York University Press, 1989.<br \/>\n&#8211; D. Foley, Understanding Capital, Harvard University Press, 1986.<br \/>\n&#8211; B. Fine &amp; A. 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