V. I. LENIN

IMPERIALISM,
THE HIGHEST STAGE OF CAPITALISM

A POPULAR OUTLINE



FOREIGN LANGUAGES PRESS
PEKING 1970

First Edition 1965
Second Printing 1969
Third Printing 1970



Prepared © for the Internet by David J. Romagnolo, djr@cruzio.com (May 1997)



PUBLISHER'S NOTE



C O N T E N T S

PREFACE

1

PREFACE TO THE FRENCH AND GERMAN EDITIONS

3

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II
III
IV
V


3
4
6
7
8

I.

CONCENTRATION OF PRODUCTION AND MONOPOLIES

12

II.

THE BANKS AND THEIR NEW ROLE

31

III.

FINANCE CAPITAL AND THE FINANCIAL OLIGARCHY

52

IV.

THE EXPORT OF CAPITAL

72

V.

THE DIVISION OF THE WORLD AMONG CAPITALIST
COMBINES


79

VI.

THE DIVISION OF THE WORLD AMONG THE GREAT POWERS

89

VII.

IMPERIALISM, AS A SPECIAL STAGE OF CAPITALISM

104

VIII.

THE PARASITISM AND DECAY OF CAPITALISM

118

IX.

THE CRITIQUE OF IMPERIALISM

131

X.

THE PLACE OF IMPERIALISM IN HISTORY

148


NOTES


156




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