Marxism in the Digital Era

“Marxism in the Digital Era: Impacts of Electronic-Digital Technology on Early-21st-Century Economies” is a paper by Pio Verzola Jr. It was first published in the collection of papers, Bicentenary of Karl Marx: The Enduring Relevance of Marxism in Social Movements, It is available here for download in PDF format, 36 pp.

Cite as: Verzola, P.J. (2018). In ILPS-IPE, Bicentenary of Karl Marx: The Enduring Relevance of Marxism in Social Movements (pp. 45-80).

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Table of contents

1. Marxism on Technology and Production

2. Review of the 1st Industrial Revolution

3. On the 2nd Industrial Revolution

4. The Third Industrial Revolution (Electronic-Digital Era)

• Conditions and factors
• Basic character of the Third IR
• Foundation and phases of the Third IR

5. The Current Extent of EDT Use in Society

• Semiconductor production and sales
• Industrial automation; robot production and deployment
• The global reach of the Internet
• The so-called “Fourth Industrial Revolution”

6. Emerging Issues in the Digital-era Economy

Conclusion and Epilogue Note

APPENDICES

1. Karl Marx on forces and relations of production
2. On new commodities in the digital economy

REFERENCES

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