The artifact transcribed for this posting consists of two pages of handwritten notes for a course that was regularly offered by John Bates Clark on socialist and communist economic theories. An earlier post included an essay written by Clark in 1879 on meanings of socialism.
This is the 1000th artifact transcribed for Economics in the Rear-view Mirror.
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ECONOMICS 109 — Communistic and Socialistic Theories. Professor CLARK.
Tu. and Th. at 2.30, first half-year. 406 L.
This course studies the theories of St. Simon, Fourier, Proudhon, Rodbertus, Marx, Lassalle, and others. It aims to utilize recent discoveries in economic science in making a critical test of these theories themselves and of certain counter-arguments. It examines the socialistic ideals of distribution, and the effects that, by reason of natural laws, would follow an attempt to realize them through the action of the state.
Source: Columbia University. Bulletin of Information. Courses Offered by the Faculty of Political Science and the Several Undergraduate Faculties. Announcement 1905-07. p. 26.
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Econ. 109—Jan. 1908
Practical relations
1 Definitions of Socialism.
2 Distinction bet[ween] Soc[ialism] and Communism
3 [Distinction between Socialism and] Anarchism
4 Possibility of Socialism without Communism & vice versa
5 Ancient labor movements
6 Agrarianism.ancient and mediaeval in Rome.
7 Mediaeval and early modern labor movements
8 Economic causes of the French Revolution
9 Socialism during the Rev. and the 1st Empire.
(1) theoretical (2) practical
10 Life and teachings of Saint-Simon
11 [Life and teachings of] Fourier
12 [Life and teachings of] Proudhon
13 France under Louis XVIII and Charles X
14 The revolution of 1830
15 France under Louis Philippe
16 The revolution of 1848
17 Socialism of 1848
18 Life and teachings of Louis Blanc
19 Life and teachings of Rodbertus
(1) Relation to Ricardo’s system
(2) Theory of Crises
20 Life of Karl Marx
21 Relation of Marx’ system to that of Rodbertus
22 Marx theory of U[se] Value. Ex[change] Val[ue] & Val[ue].
Dif[ference] in
application to
goods[?] made by
same[?] L[abor]
& dif[ferent] C[apital]
23 Basis in Ric[ardo of] the Function of Money
24 [Basis in Ricardo of] Surplus Value (later)
25 [Basis in Ricardo of] the Effect of Machinery
26 Criticism of the Surplus Value theory
27 Merits and demerits of the general Marxian System
28 Change in the character of the socialistic movement due to the growth of monopolies
29 Trade unions and their purposes
30 Socialism and the trade union movement
31 The practicability of a partially socialistic society, of a completely [socialistic society]
Marx Biog[raphy] Publications.
Theory—Val[ue], [unclear word] Basis of dif[ference] Exchange V[alue]–Use V[alue]
Include App[lication?] to L
[Include] Basis of the criticism of cost of [abor]
[Include] Marx app[lied?] to goods made by dif[ferent] proportions of l[abor] and c[apital]. His solution of difficulty.
[Include] Criticism
[Include] Modern theory of imputation as app[lication?] to prod[uct?] of l[abor] and of c[apital].
[Include] Surplus val[ue] theory–Full statement. Criticism.
[Include] Effect as above of app[lication?] of th[eory] of imputation. Marx th[eory] of effects of machinery.
Source: Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library. John Bates Clark Papers, Box 3, Folder 23, Series II.1 “Economics 109”, 1908.
Image Source: John Bates Clark portrait from the webpage “Famous Carleton Economists“.