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Further on the question of other sectors and movements and which theory (or multiple, noncompeting theories) best meets their needs. Right now Kentucky teachers are on strike, and their foremost demand is around pensions. I don't know how DH would fit this into his schema. But take a look at the chapter on pensions by Sarap Saritas Oran in the essential book cited by DH: Bhattacharya, T., "Social Reproduction Theory." Oran's article is one sustained and thorough argument for the centrality of the value of labor power and how battles over pensions go on between capital, its state and the working class to shape and reshape social reproduction -- and are therefore battles over labor power's value and its allocation. Most interestingly in her conclusion she points to finance capital's need to redirect the surplus to the sphere of production and thus divorce it from social reproduction. I would argue that Oran's position fits squarely in the midst of Michael Roberts' framework. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
