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["Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx>]

Someone quoted Marx:

>>As soon as labour in the direct form has ceased to be the great
well-spring of wealth, labour time ceases and must
cease to be its measure, and hence exchange value must
cease to be the measure of use value.'<<

 

In the context of the Grundrisse, is Marx referring to a tendency that actually is realized -- or may someday be realized -- under capitalism?

 

It seems to me that there exist counter-tendencies under capitalism that would prevent this from happening in practice.

Jim Devine, e-mail: jdevine@xxxxxxx
web: http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine/