Capital: Volume I

A Critique of Political Economy

eBook

English language

Published by Marxist Internet Archive.

5 stars (1 review)

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Review of 'Capital: Volume 1' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Obligatory 5 stars because how could I not?

Very, very detailed and data-driven, plus humanistic. Will need to reread several times to fully grasp (especially by audio, where it’s especially hard to tell when one is in a footnote or not).

Makes it abundantly clear, though: there is no profit possible without worker exploitation, due to power differentials of the capitalist (owning means of production) versus the workers (possessing only their labor to sell).
And there is no economic activity without profit. And there is little human life without economic activity, meaning this exploitation is an undercurrent to nearly everything.

Subjects

  • Economics
  • Capital

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