DanicaTheRebel [comrade/them,she/her] to askchapo • 2 years agoCould someone explain the rate of profit problem in capitalism?message-squaremessage-square30 fedilinkarrow-up151
arrow-up151message-squareCould someone explain the rate of profit problem in capitalism?DanicaTheRebel [comrade/them,she/her] to askchapo • 2 years agomessage-square30 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareglimmer_twin [he/him]hexbear11·2 years agoAs I understand it the TRPF is more about fixed vs variable capital (technology vs labour) and the other factors you mentioned (child labour etc) are ways of mitigating the TRPF by increasing the rate of exploitation link
minus-squareJoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]hexbear3·2 years agoSo I'm on the right track, but I've over extended it? link
minus-squareglimmer_twin [he/him]hexbear4·2 years agoFor sure. We’re talking about dialectics over the totality of the capitalist sphere of production, all these things are interrelated. link
minus-squareJoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]hexbear2·2 years agoWord. I'm still working my way through introductory works before reading the real thing. link
As I understand it the TRPF is more about fixed vs variable capital (technology vs labour) and the other factors you mentioned (child labour etc) are ways of mitigating the TRPF by increasing the rate of exploitation
So I'm on the right track, but I've over extended it?
For sure. We’re talking about dialectics over the totality of the capitalist sphere of production, all these things are interrelated.
Word. I'm still working my way through introductory works before reading the real thing.