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caitlin21521's review against another edition
4.0
I skimmed the second pamphlet, Value Price & Profite, since much of it was a reiteration of the first, Wage-Labour and Capital. I firmly believe that anyone who is a worker, which is pretty nearly everyone, should read a little Karl Marx. You have rights too, you know, and it is important to be aware of them and to be able to protect yourself and your industry.
grace_can_read's review against another edition
5.0
Great introduction to economic theory, origin of surplus value etc.
charlottecharlotte's review
4.0
To anyone looking for a basic understanding of what Karl Marx was about, I’m gonna send ‘Wage-Labour and Capital’ their way. Easy and fast read which is as relevant now as it was back then.
george_r_t_c's review against another edition
4.0
A great introduction to some of the key Marxist concepts and also Marx’s style of writing — a clearer, more propagandistic work.
I especially like the way these two pamphlets briefly explain how inflation indicates the success or failure of the class struggle (WL&C 33–34) and how the tension between rate of profit and rate of wages might not be visible in the prices of commodities. VPP concludes by mentioning the composition of capital, a controversial topic dealt with in more detail elsewhere. Also Marx likes Hobbes (VPP 38).
I especially like the way these two pamphlets briefly explain how inflation indicates the success or failure of the class struggle (WL&C 33–34) and how the tension between rate of profit and rate of wages might not be visible in the prices of commodities. VPP concludes by mentioning the composition of capital, a controversial topic dealt with in more detail elsewhere. Also Marx likes Hobbes (VPP 38).
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