Abstract: Although Karl Marx did not finish his writing plan of the volume on world market as he had designed, his idea about it is an important component of Marxist political economy that holds an important position in Marxist theory in general and has great theoretic and contemporary significance. In recent years, great achievements have been obtained in the study of Marx’s theory on world market and, therefore, to sum up and analyze what has been achieved is of great importance in gaining in-depth understanding of Marx’s theory on world market, so as to make sure that its guiding role will have a role to play.

Key words: Karl Marx, world market, world history, economic globalization, “One Belt and One Road”