From: GERALD LEVY (gerald_a_levy@msn.com)
Date: Thu Jun 05 2008 - 08:26:49 EDT
> One of the great mysteries of modern society is that while there is an obsession about productivity, it is perpetually controversial just how one > ought to define it. Hi Jurriaan: Measuring productivity is controversial, yes. But, it's no mystery why it's an "obsession" of individual capitalists since it relates (however you wish to measure it) to "the bottom line". It is no more (and, actually, less) a mystery than saying that capitalists are obsessed with the desire to increase the production of surplus value (even if there are measurement issues there too). The general problem here, I think, is how 'indicators should be measured which have somewhat different meaning on the plant or firm level vs. the aggregate level since there are issues associated with rent and the distribution of surplus value among capitalists. In solidarity, Jerry _______________________________________________ ope mailing list ope@lists.csuchico.edu https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/ope
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