Quattro saggi su Claudio Napoleoni

These writings examine Claudio Napoleoni's reflections on the themes of the Marxist theory of value. In particular, they focus on the concepts of economic exploitation and alienation, documenting their evolution and demonstrating how these explorations aim to delineate a horizon of human emancipation. Finally, the fourth essay argues that Napoleoni's Marxist contributions are not distinct from his more concrete analyses of the Italian economy. In the 1960s, his reassessment of the concepts of productive labour and rent allowed him to argue that the social and political hegemony of redistributive coalitions constitutes Italy's main structural weakness and the primary cause of inequality and lack of inclusion.