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Transformation problem

In 20th-century discussions of Karl Marx's economics, the transformation problem is the problem of finding a general rule by which to transform the "values" of commodities (based on their socially necessary labour content, according to his labour theory of value) into the "competitive prices" of the marketplace. This problem was first introduced by…

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Marx's theory

British classical labor theory of value

Marx's labour theory of value

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related to References · 122
Transformation problem → Alan Freeman, Althusser, Anwar Shaikh, Archiv, Augustus, Balibar, Band, Berlin, Bombay, Bortkiewicz, Brookfield, Böhm-Bawerk, Capital, Capital' London, Capitalism, Catephores, Cheltenham, Choonara, Close, Co
related to Other Marxist views · 18
Transformation problem → According, Alan Freeman, Andrew Kliman, Bortkiewicz’s, But, Capital, Kliman, Marx, Marx's, Marxists, McGIone, Modern, Once, Period, Simple, Since, There, TSSI
related to Marxian and Sraffian critiques · 8
Transformation problem → Although, Bortkiewicz, In, Leontief’s, Marx's, Some, Sraffa’s, This
related to Labour as the "value-creating substance" · 5
Transformation problem → Capital, Due, He, Marx, Marx's
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Transformation problem → problem of finding a general rule by which to transform the

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Transformation problemis aproblem of finding a general rule by which to transform the0.90text
Moseleyinstance of431.Proponents of the temporal single system interpretation0.80text
Paul Samuelson question the assumption that the basic nature of capitalist productioninstance ofand emphasise the politics of the assumed relations of production instead.Non-Marxian critiquesMainstream scholars0.80text
distribution can be gleaned from unrealistic special casesinstance ofand emphasise the politics of the assumed relations of production instead.Non-Marxian critiquesMainstream scholars0.80text
Paul Samuelson question the assumption that the basic nature of capitalist productioninstance ofNon-Marxian critiquesMainstream scholars0.80text
distribution can be gleaned from unrealistic special casesinstance ofNon-Marxian critiquesMainstream scholars0.80text
Transformation problemrelated to Labour as the "value-creating substance"Marx0.60section
Transformation problemrelated to Labour as the "value-creating substance"He0.60section
Transformation problemrelated to Labour as the "value-creating substance"Capital0.60section
Transformation problemrelated to Labour as the "value-creating substance"Due0.60section
Transformation problemrelated to Labour as the "value-creating substance"Marx's0.60section
Transformation problemrelated to Marxian and Sraffian critiquesSome0.60section

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