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Value, Price and Profit

Karl Marx

Marx's compact explanation of value, labor power, surplus value, profit, wages, and the strategic importance and limits of trade-union struggle.

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Written / first published
1865
Format
Speech
Difficulty
Intermediate
Language
English
Edition
First published in 1898 and edited by Eleanor Marx Aveling
Sections
3

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  1. Parts 1–5: Wages, Production, Supply, and Demand
  2. Parts 6–11: Value, Labour Power, and Surplus Value
  3. Parts 12–14: Profits, Wages, and Trade-Union Struggle