The Critique of Political Economy by Karl Marx is a groundbreaking work that examines the economic and social relationships of capitalism. In this work, Marx analyzes the capitalist system and its effects on the working class, as well as the role of the state in maintaining the system. He also examines the
A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy is a book by Karl Marx, first published in 1859. The book is mainly a critique of political economy achieved by critiquing the writings of the leading theoretical exponents of capitalism at that time: these were the political economists, nowadays often referred to as the classical economists; Adam Smith (1723–90) and David Ricardo (1772–1823) are the foremost representatives of the genre.