ABSTRACT
The post-war Marxian and neo-Marxian approaches to “development” have stretched from critiques of “underdevelopment” under national and global capitalist systems to that of viewing imperialism as a pioneer of development. After the collapse of “planned socialism” and the post-globalization adjustment by remaining “socialist” nations, which increasingly veered towards capitalist development, we are now confronted with the problem of distinguishing the Marxian understanding of development from other versions, especially the mainstream ones. In this context, one wonders about the very existence of the critical relation between Marxism and development, between class and social needs. Responding to this crisis, we present below some theoretical advances expounded from a newly developed Marxian theory of development that has tried to critically engage with the question of “economic development” by taking into consideration this historical backdrop and theoretical literature.
