Value and I.I.Rubin

[Chris Burford <cburford@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jerry:
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The above passage has to be seen in the light of Marx's critique of
Ricardo on value.  To put the issue succinctly, Marx held that Ricardo
essentially ignored use value and that he understood value as exchange
value. For Marx, value could only be understood in terms of the
dialectical relation between exchange value and use value that he
analyzed with reference to the two-fold nature of the commodity.  Because
Ricardo understood value as exchange value alone,he failed to see the social
relations particular to commodity production. That is, by emphasizing
only the quantitative dimension of value, Ricardo ignored the qualitative
and social dimensions of value.

For more information on the above, I recommend reading:

Roman Rosdolsky, _The Making of Marx's 'Capital'; and
I.I. Rubin, _Essays on Marx's Theory of Value_.



Chris B:
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Thanks for promoting Rubin from time to time. I have now got the book
[Black Rose Books, Montreal-New York, 1973 reprinted 1075, 1982, 1990]

The passages I have read so far appear sure-footed and promising.

But time presses. Could you please indicate which chapter particularly
comments on the issue raised by Carrol?





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