Re: [OPE] German politics (was A profit squeeze in Germany? Astudyinpunk economics)

Paula, Jurriaan,

I think I sent this to Jurriaan before but can't be sure he received it. It should be of interest to you in the area of some services.

The debate on the role of services as commodities really began in the 1970's. In fact Marx in Ch 1 Vol 2 Marx gives all the clues necessary to deal with the issue of services sold as commodities, but not having Smiths 'material' nature. By after 1875 Marx clearly reciognised that services like transport, and as he says 'communuications' had become economically important in a way that dates his earlier comments of their relative insignificance of services.

One shouldn't be backtracking along the 'material' nature of commodities in the way Rubin continued to do.

Paul B.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Paula
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  Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 9:23 PM
  Subject: Re: [OPE] German politics (was A profit squeeze in Germany? Astudyinpunk economics)

  Jurriaan, a few days ago you wrote:
  "I had previously thought that services could not really be commodities, but Michael Williams convinced me that this interpretation was mistaken."

  When you have the chance, could you say more about this and/or send some references?
  Many thanks,
  Paula

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