“Much if not all we know about the complex mechanism responsible for the development (and stagnation) of productive forces, and for the rise and decay of social organizations, is the result of the analytical work undertaken by Marx and by those whom he inspired.” IfsKnowsForceSocialResultsDevelopmentOrganizationResponsibleComplexesInspiredProductiveMechanismDecayStagnationSocial Organization Book:Political Econ of Growth Source: Political Econ of Growth
“By elevating the dictum of the market to the role of the sole criterion of rationality and efficiency, economics denies even all "respectability" to the distinction between essential and non-essential consumption, between productive and unproductive labor, between actual and potential surplus.” RolesEssentialsEconomicsLaborDenyDistinctionProductiveSoleConsumptionEfficiencyRationalityCriteriaSurplusRespectabilityElevatingUnproductive Book:Political Econ of Growth Source: Political Econ of Growth