While I was there, I got the impression that China was trying to make the transition to where they could create more relative surplus value, getting off the low-wage sweatshop model.
The question is how they can make the transition and still maintain labor discipline. On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 01:17:38AM +0200, Anthony D'Costa wrote: > I would like to see how or for that matter which country/economy expanded > without generating absolute surplus value. While I would not like to live > in China, I think the Chinese economic transformation is remarkable. Long > hours is necessary for surplus generation. There is no short cut to it. > It's a matter of throughput. The only question is who puts in the long > hours and who reaps the benefits? > > Anthony > > -- 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
