The Theory of Capitalist Development

The Theory of Capitalist Development

Cover of the first edition
Author	Paul Sweezy
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Labor theory of value
Publisher	Monthly Review Press
Publication date	1942
Media type	Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages	398
ISBN	978-0853450795

The Theory of Capitalist Development is a 1942 book by the Marxian economist Paul Sweezy, in which the author expounds and defends the labor theory of value.^[1] It has received praise as an important work, but Sweezy has also been criticized for misrepresenting Karl Marx's economic theories.