[lbo-talk] Unproductive labor

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Feb 12 08:58:18 PST 2008


On Feb 12, 2008, at 11:42 AM, andie nachgeborenen wrote:


> I got into a dispute at a recent Solidarity meeting
> about "unproductive labor," whether labor that does
> not involve production of physical object generates
> surplus value and real profit as opposed to mere rent.

Minor point: it's not about the production of a physical object - services can be "productive" in this view. The transportation of vehicular components can be productive. The transportation of people to visit grandma isn't.

Doug



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