Bill Warren (1935–1978) was a British Communist, originally a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and later a contributor to New Left Review. In his last years he was a member of the British and Irish Communist Organization. He is best remembered as the author of Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism. This unconventional Marxist analysis was published posthumously in 1980 and is still being debated.

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"Warren's polemic lets a welcome gust of fresh air into a Marxist literature which has become little more than a cosy exercise in mutual reinforcement ... This is the heaviest blow yet struck at dependency theory and all its antecedents."--"MERIP"
"This book is likely to be the centre of theoretical, empirical and political controversy for some years to come."--"Third World Quarterly"
"Bill Warren's study of imperialism is clearly one of the most stimulating and compelling books of recent years."--"Worker's Life"
"This book, clearly written, original in content and logic, iconoclastic and tightly argued, presents a compelling challenge to many of the chief tenets of contemporary liberal and Marxist thinkers/activists."--"Humboldt Journal of Social Relations"