I wrote:
>BTW, I think it's possible to develop a Marxian theory of the origins
>of profit without equal exchange or even the "law of value." Marx starts
>with a societal perspective, with "capital as a whole" in vol. I of
>CAPITAL and moves in the direction of dealing with individuals and
>>> Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/18/00 11:03AM >>
BTW, I think it's possible to develop a Marxian theory of the origins of
profit without equal exchange or even the "law of value." Marx starts with
a societal perspective, with "capital as a whole" in vol. I of CAPITAL and
moves in the dir
At 07:55 AM 04/18/2000 +0100, you wrote:
>In fact surely the entire burden of Marx's thesis in all 3 vols of Cap +
>TSV and indeed in all his mature economics writing, is that profits MUST
>be explained and CAN ONLY be explained on the basis of EQUAL commodity
>exchange, not for eg according to
