aramos@aramos.bo cited Marx:
>
> It is solely by reason of
> this identity that cotton planting, spindle-making and spinning
> are capable of forming the component parts of one whole, namely
> the value of the yarn, differing only quantitatively from each
> other.
My question still stands: by what standard do we measure the
quantitative difference? How do we weigh the quantitative differnce
between the different occupations?
I have never seen a satisfactory quantitative treatment of this subject.
-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 916-898-5321 E-Mail michael@ecst.csuchico.edu