[Thread] I have a copy of Paul Mattick’s Marx and Keynes: The Limits of the Mixed Economy that first belonged to the late, great geographer Doreen Massey.

It has marginal notes and extensive notes at the end of chapters.

Yesterday, I came across two pieces of paper folded within the book. The first is a flyer advocating for Child Benefits as part of a campaign organized by the Child Poverty Action Group in 1977.

The second is a one-page note critiquing Paul Sweezy’s work. It starts “insert emph. On fractions of capital <=> on his comments on nature of abstraction. In what way is the cap. system he describes an abstraction: is it not just what he describes”

And also “how are the implications of his theory of underconsumption different from Luxemburg’s theory of imperialism?”

It& #39;s inspiring to see activism and research notes together in this way. Given how prolific Massey was, it is perhaps comparatively marginal. Still, I& #39;m happy to share more with any who might be interested and welcome suggestions of a better location for the book or papers.