Book/Printed Material Labour and value : rethinking Marx's theory of exploitation

Title

• Labour and value : rethinking Marx's theory of exploitation

Summary

• "In this book Ernesto Screpanti provides a rigorous examination of Marx's theory of exploitation, one of the cornerstones of Marxist thought. With precision and clarity, he identifies the holes in traditional readings of Marx's theory before advancing his own original interpretation, drawing on contemporary philosophy and economic theory to provide a refreshingly interdisciplinary exegesis. Screpanti's arguments are delivered with perspicuity and verve: this is a book that aims to spark a debate. He exposes ambiguities present in Marx's exposition of his own theory, especially when dealing with the employment contract and the notions of 'abstract labor' and 'labor value', and he argues that these ambiguities have given rise to misunderstandings in previous analyses of Marx's theory of exploitation. Screpanti's own interpretation is a meticulously argued counterpoint to these traditional interpretations. Labour and Value is a significant contribution to the theory of economics, particularly Marxist economics. It will also be of great interest to scholars in other disciplines including sociology, political science, and moral and political philosophy. Screpanti's clear and engaging writing style will attract the interested general reader as well as the academic theorist."--Publisher's website.

Names

• Screpanti, Ernesto, 1948- author
• Open Book Publishers, publisher

Created / Published

• Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, [2019]

Contents

• Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Abstract Labour as a Natural Substance -- 2. Abstract Labour as a Historical Reality -- 3. Labour Subsumption and Exploitation -- 4. Values and Prices -- 5. Measures of Exploitation Conclusions: Rethinking Exploitation -- Appendix 1. Reproduction Conditions -- Appendix 2. Advanced or Postponed Wage Payments? -- References -- Index.

Headings

• -  Marx, Karl,--1818-1883--Criticism and interpretation
• -  Exploitation
• -  Labor theory of value

Notes

• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-127) and index.
• -  Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Open Book Publishers website ; viewed on 2020-03-24)

Medium

• 1 online resource (127 pages)

Call Number/Physical Location

• BJ1474.5

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2019452959

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2019452959

Rights Advisory

• Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode External

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2019452959

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