Includes bibliographical references and index.

Thinking critically : a critique of critical thinking -- Mapping the Marxist critique of society : or, what really is Marxism? -- Politicism and idealism in state theory : a critique of the post-Marxist critique of the state -- The discourse on the political and the economic in the world's largest democracy : where are the fault(line)s? -- Capitalism and free labor in the world-economy : a critique of Marxist views -- Development of capitalism and capitalist development in India's rural areas : a critical review of some arguments -- Why poverty amid plenty in India? a critique of social democracy in the periphery -- Neoliberalism's class character : critical views on India's new economic policy -- Science for profit or people? a critique of the state and its relation to the drugs companies in the USA -- The state, business and death of working people in the USA : where does the problem lie? -- Why are so-called radical movements not what they appear to be? a critique of the maoist movement in India -- Protest politics in the world : a Marxist critique.