Paul Burkett

Paul Burkett (May 26, 1956 – January 7, 2024) was an American economist, educator, and musician known for his writings on ecological Marxism. He published numerous works on eco-socialism, including collaborations with scholars John Bellamy Foster and Martin Hart-Landsberg. Burkett taught at Syracuse University, Auburn Correctional Facility, the University of Miami, and Indiana State University. Burkett also performed jazz saxophone under the moniker PapaPatty, named in honor of his late son Patrick. After attending Wyandotte Roosevelt High School and Kalamazoo College, Burkett went on to earn his Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Syracuse University in 1984.

Burkett died from complications of acute myeloid leukemia at his home in Terre Haute, Indiana, on January 7, 2024, at the age of 67. Climate & Capitalism, and International Socialism.

Works Marx and Nature: A Red and Green Perspective (1999) Development, Crisis and Class Struggle: Learning from Japan and East Asia (2000) with Martin Hart-Landsberg China and Socialism: Market Reforms and Class Struggle (2005) with Martin Hart-Landsberg Marxism and Ecological Economics: Toward a Red and Green Political Economy (2006) Marx and the Earth: An Anti-Critique (2016) with John Bellamy Foster