as Marx said, businesspeople don't care about values. "Whether the commodities are sold at their values or not, and hence the determination of value itself, is quite immaterial for the individual capitalist. " (international publ. ed., volume III, p. 873)
------------------------ Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine > -----Original Message----- > From: andie nachgeborenen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 1:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Back to slavery > > > No, I am quite serious, I recently saw such a book. I > agree that Marxian economics would be a better guide > to labor relations and general management than NCE. > NCE might be better on pricing questions. You really > do want to price close to marginal cost if the market > is competitive, above if not . . . . Why bother trying > to compute labor values (for this aor any other > purpose, he said provocatively, please don't follow > that up!) jks > > --- "Devine, James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't know if this is a joke, but Marx's CAPITAL > > would give more guidance to managers than > > neoclassical economics does. The latter wants all > > relationships between people to be one of > > exchange... > > > > ------------------------ > > Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & > > http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: andie nachgeborenen > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 12:58 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Back to slavery > > > > > > > > > Hey, I recently saw a mgt book called something > > like, > > > Management Secrets of Karl Marx! (Or, Who Moved > > My > > > Surplus Value?) It did NOT include advice to the > > boss > > > to fire himself, vest ownership and control in the > > > workers, and become a free producer engaged in > > > productive but non-value-producing activity! jks > > > > > > > > > --- Eubulides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Jurriaan Bendien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > In Holland it is sometimes trendy in > > management > > > > circles to hire > > > > professional > > > > > philosophers as consultants - philosophy > > provides > > > > freedom for critical > > > > > thought, hence a philosopher might identify or > > > > reframe problems in a way > > > > > which a more narrow-minded business approach > > might > > > > fail to do, through a > > > > > course or advice. > > > > > > > > > > J. > > > > > > > > ===================== > > > > > > > > Didn't somebody write a book a few years ago "If > > > > Aristotle Ran General > > > > Motors" or some such? > > > > > > > > > > > > Ian > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > > > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com >
