Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

NOTEBOOK “γ”

(“GAMMA”)


GENERAL PLAN AND VARIATIONS OF CHAPTER HEADINGS

A. 1. Introduction
B. 2-15. Economic analysis (principal relations of pro-
duction).
C. 18. (Parasitism.)
D. 16-17. Economic policy (customs policy).
E. 19-22. Appraisal (attitude to ..., critique) of imperial-
ism.
F. 23-24.
+ 18 
25.
Some political relationships and connections.
parasitism.
ΣΣ.

Roughly:

I. Concentration of production, monopolies, cartels.
II. Banks and finance capital.
III. Export of capital.
IV. Economic division of the world: international
cartels
V. Political division of the world: colonies.
VI. General summary = the concept of imperialism and
imperialist policy.
VII. Critique of imperialism.
VIII. Interlocking or socialisation?

Up to ten chapters, if II = two chapters + possible supplements, introduction and conclusion.


Roughly:

I. Concentration of production and
monopolies.—
about 30 pages
II. Banks.— 20
III. “Finance” capital (and the financial
oligarchy).—
30
IV. Export of capital.— 10
V. Economic division of the world.— 10
VI. Idem political.— 20 —120
VII. General summary = imperialism
(K. Kautsky).—
10
VIII. Parasitism.— 20
IX. Critique of imperialism.— 20
X. Socialisation. General significance of
imperialism (?)
The place of imperialism in histo-
ry.—
10

Σ = 180
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
Concentration of production and monopoly.
Banks and their new role.
Finance capital and the financial oligarchy.
Export of capital.
Division of the world by capitalist associations.
Idem by the Great Powers.
Imperialism, as a special stage.
The parasitism and decay of capitalism.

Page
I. Concentration of production and monopolies.— 3
II. Banks and their new role.— 30
III. Finance capital and the financial oligarchy.— 58
IV. Export of capital.— 82
V. Division of the world between capitalist asso-
ciations.—
91
VI. Division of the world between the Great Powers.— 106
VII. Imperialism, as a special stage.— 127
VIII. The parasitism and decay of capitalism.— 146
IX. Critique of imperialism.— 162
X. The place of imperialism in history.— 186

Lenivtsyn. Heading: “The Basic Peculiarities of Contemporary Capitalism.”

(α) Note No. 101 (N.B.)
(β) Publication in a magazine of the same pub-
lisher?[1]

Notes

[1] See present edition, Vol. 35, pp. 226-27.—Ed.


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