From: Ian Hunt (ian.hunt@FLINDERS.EDU.AU)
Date: Tue Jan 08 2008 - 19:07:32 EST
Dear Paul,
I take from this that you have no term for the process of capital
investment where C+V (capital) increases but V does not (ie either
it is constant or decreases)? Or at least you don't use the term
'accumulation' for it. Perhaps you could just say that it is a case
of growth of capital without accumulation?
I can see that you want to talk about accumulation in a way that
focuses on increase in hours worked, either because more workers work
or workers work more hours (V can increase even when the number of
labourers is constant - perhaps you just want the case where the no
of labourers increases)) but I am not sure that this matters as much
as you seem to think it matters,
Cheers,
Ian
>>I am not sure how the various terms you propose fit the case where C
>>increases but V does not. If I have you right, you distinguish between
>>'accumulation' which involves increase of C and V and 'accumulation of
>>capital', which involves increase of C without increase of V, due to
>>either getting workers to work longer hours on more means of production
>>('production of absolute surplus value') or getting fewer workers to work
>>on more productive means of production ('production of relative surplus
>>value') so that the organic composition of capital increases or the
>>'materialized composition of capital increases'. Is this what you mean to
>>say/
>>Cheers,
>>Ian
>
>Ian, no.
>
>I don't distinguish between two types of 'accumulation of capital', but
>rather only one centered around an increase of the proletariat. I am not
>interested in a concept involving c/v increasing conditional upon v
>constant. If we want to discuss c/v changing, then we discuss it. The
>deeper point is to have 'accumulation of capital' have a content which
>focuses upon the working class. This is more substantive than using
>'accumulation of capital' thrown all over as a sort of high-sounding phrase
>pretty much meaning 'capitalism'.
>
>I believe this is consistent with the Marx's deeper intent, but there is a
>certain ambiguity in his language which I address.
>
>Hope this helps, Paul
>
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