Wage Labor And Capital

Written by Karl Marx

Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr and The Cliff

Originally written as a series of newspaper articles in 1847, Wage-Labor and Capital were intended to give an overview of Marx’s central theories regarding the economic relationships between workers and capitalists. These theories outlined include the Marxian form of the Labour Theory of Value, which distinguishes “labor” from “labor-power”, and the Theory of Concentration of Capital, which states that capitalism tends towards the creation of monopolies and the disenfranchisement of the middle and working classes. These theories were later elaborated in Volume 1 of Capital, published in 1867. Karl Heinrich Marx FRSA was a German philosopher, a critic of political economy, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto and the four-volume Das Kapital.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Icon Audio Arts
• Release date: May 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9798887673622

Karl Marx

Described as one of the most influential figures in human history, Karl Marx was a German philosopher and economist who wrote extensively on the benefits of socialism and the flaws of free-market capitalism. His most notable works, Das Kapital and The Communist Manifesto (the latter of which was co-authored by his collaborator Friedrich Engels), have since become two of history’s most important political and economic works. Marxism—the term that has come to define the philosophical school of thought encompassing Marx’s ideas about society, politics and economics—was the foundation for the socialist movements of the twentieth century, including Leninism, Stalinism, Trotskyism, and Maoism. Despite the negative reputation associated with some of these movements and with Communism in general, Marx’s view of a classless socialist society was a utopian one which did not include the possibility of dictatorship. Greatly influenced by the philosopher G. W. F. Hegel, Marx wrote in radical newspapers from his young adulthood, and can also be credited with founding the philosophy of dialectical materialism. Marx died in London in 1883 at the age of 64.

Reviews for Wage Labor And Capital

[moonlibrary · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Some of the middle sections of this kinda turned my brain to jelly, but honestly for the most part it's pretty easy to follow. And the last bit provided so much clarity that the rest made sense. Like I would almost recommend reading the last section first because despite the fact that it obviously builds on the analysis that came before, if you're a dummy like me it kinda helps slog through the rest of that analysis if you know what he's getting at.

[mamorico · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

One of the most important basic texts for those interested in Marxist thought. This book describes the relationship between capital and labor. Changes the way that you look at your paycheck forever.