The political economy of growth / Paul A. Baron.

Includes index.

ONE: A general view -- TWO: The concept of the economic surplus -- THREE: Standstill and movement under monopoly capitalism, I -- FOUR: Standstill and movement under monopoly capitalism, II -- FIVE: On the roots of backwardness -- SIX: Towards a morphology of backwardness, I -- SEVEN: Towards a morphology of backwardness, II -- EIGHT: The steep ascent

The author says that ".... one of the main theses of this book [is] the 'unreformed' nature of contemporary imperialism and its inherent animosity towards all genuine initiative at economic development on the part of the underdeveloped countries. The role played in this conflict by the United States demonstrates the unabatedrivalry among the imperialist countries as well as the growing inability of the old imperialist nations to hold their own in face of the American quest for expanded influence and power." - author's preface.