Measuring labor in physical terms is a no-no for economists, suggesting a labor theory of value. Germans had a tradition of looking at labor in physical terms, which the conventional economists denounced strongly. This push to turn from production to circulation goes back centuries.
I wish that I could describe the complexity of the story in a compact form. On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 09:28:06AM -0400, Les Schaffer wrote: > what do you mean by measure labor? time spent design/building X? calories > burned doing Y? resources put into motion by hands and brain creating Z? > > Les > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
