From: gerald_a_levy (gerald_a_levy@msn.com)
Date: Fri Jan 10 2003 - 18:46:10 EST
A short question/comment re John M's [8295]: > A last point concerning the "measurability" of surplus value: As we know > from Marxist theory (Lenin, Marx, ...) capitalism is not only a system > of economic exploitation but also of political suppression, that is of > political power of the capitalist class over the working classes of the > society. How do you "measure" political power and suppression? Sticking with the measurement of surplus value, how does one measure an increase in the intensity of labor? An increased intensity of labor would cause output/worker/period of time -- and surplus value -- to increase but how can we determine what the increase in surplus value is that can be attributable to increasing labor intensity alone? That is, how we can separate out increases in surplus value due to increased labor intensity (speed-up) vs. increased technological change? Solidarity, Jerry
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