What is it about?
Marx has more to say about social reproduction than you might have thought. In particular, he described the dynamics that lead to the displacement by capital of less 'efficient' forms of production - such as domestic labour and, in due course, of human reproduction itself.
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Why is it important?
Thus makes his work relevant to an issue that is central today - the relationship between households and paid work.
Perspectives
Important to me because it underpins my analysis of the role of international organisations like the OECD and the World Bank in promoting global capitalism
Paul Cammack
University of Manchester
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This page is a summary of: Marx on Social Reproduction, Historical Materialism, May 2020, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/1569206x-00001934.
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