Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism
Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism by Vladimir Leninby Vladimir Lenin
Shares rank 4 of 19 economics books by recommenders
Recommended as a well-developed analysis of the mechanisms linking capitalism and imperialism, and as a reference for the global labor discussion; no recurring criticism appears in the quotes.
Recommended as a well-developed analysis of the mechanisms linking capitalism and imperialism, and as a reference for the global labor discussion; no recurring criticism appears in the quotes.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Detailed analysis of capitalist mechanisms
“The obvious omission here is well developed in Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Why poor countries stopped catching up” “that was concerned with this exact mechanism and described it in detail”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Brown student maps the hidden global labor powering AI” Cited as the obvious reference
“The obvious omission here is well developed in Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Why poor countries stopped catching up” Readers checked its quotes
“Glad that one of the other sibling comments looked this quote up”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Brown student maps the hidden global labor powering AI”
Other economics books people recommend
The four most recommended other economics books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital in the Twenty-First Centuryby Thomas Piketty | 12 | 6 | 67% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Why Nations Failby Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson | 9 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | — |
| Progress and Povertyby Henry George | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalismby Vladimir LeninThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Free to Chooseby Milton Friedman | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Glad that one of the other sibling comments looked this quote up”
“that was concerned with this exact mechanism and described it in detail”
“The obvious omission here is well developed in Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.