#9: COLLECTIVE LABOR (Ch. 16-22)

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Apr 26, 202100:36:11Education

Our ninth episode reviews chapters 16-22, starting with a discussion of the commonly misunderstood concept of “productive labor.” We clarify Marx’s use of this concept and the role it plays in Marxist theory and organizi...

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