This aspect of Marx is missing from most "Marxist" treatments of crisis. The capitalist is instead treated as a demonic genius and the only form of crisis recognized is that alleged to follow from a mathematically demonstrated necessity of a falling rate of profit "in the long run" when "we are all dead".
Ted ^^^^^^^^^^CB; Isn't reference to "greed" and "moneygrubbing"by most comentators, Marxist and otherwise, prettymuch the same thing as reference to these "passions"and money making instincts ? And isn't it obviousthat the capitalists are motivated by wantingto be money rich ? Further , crises occur whenthe rates of profit fall, and capitalists cutproduction, laying people off etc. So, thepassion to make money is trivially a causeof cutting production to raise the profitrate back up and make more money.(Also, what are "external relations"as opposed to internal relations ?) http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk ;