Re: (OPE-L) Re: Dynamic value and natural price

From: Paul Cockshott (wpc@DCS.GLA.AC.UK)
Date: Thu Nov 06 2003 - 05:10:38 EST


 

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Subject: (OPE-L) Re: Dynamic value and natural price

Paul C, replying to Michael W, wrote:

> In conjunction with :
> a) the theory of relative surplus value
> b) the Sraffian generalisation of the reproduction schemes
> one can show that the categories of labour who are productive
> of a social surplus profit are those workers whose activity enters
> directly or indirectly into the effort necessary to produce the
> real wage. It is only among this group of workers that an
> improvement in labour productivity will lead to an increase
> in the surplus value.

Doesn't the activity of many state employees enter "indirectly"
into the effort necessary to produce the real wage? 

Paul replies:
Yes.


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