Re: [Pen-l] The Irrelevance of Workers In Economic Theory

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Subject: Re: [Pen-l] The Irrelevance of Workers In Economic Theory
From: Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:39:17 -0700
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How can you measure abtract labor?  How many teachers is a doctor worth?  Are all 
teachers and doctors to count for the same amount?

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 12:27:12PM -0400, Charles Brown wrote:
> 
> CB: Can't abstract labor be measured in time ? Concrete labor might be
> hard to quantify except in terms of numbers of commodity units ?
> 

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- RE: [Pen-l] The Irrelevance of Workers In Economic Theory, (continued)
  - [Pen-l] The Irrelevance of Workers In Economic Theory, Charles Brown Tue 12 Aug 2008, 16:09 GMT
    - Re: [Pen-l] The Irrelevance of Workers In Economic Theory, Michael Perelman Tue 12 Aug 2008, 17:21 GMT
      
      [Pen-l] Re: The Irrelevance of Workers In Economic Theory, Michael Nuwer Tue 12 Aug 2008, 20:30 GMT
      
      Re: [Pen-l] Re: The Irrelevance of Workers In Economic Theory, michael a. lebowitz Wed 13 Aug 2008, 00:13 GMT
      
      Re: [Pen-l] Re: The Irrelevance of Workers In Economic Theory, Michael Perelman Wed 13 Aug 2008, 00:24 GMT
      
      [Pen-l] Re: The Irrelevance of Workers In Economic Theory, Michael Nuwer Wed 13 Aug 2008, 13:58 GMT

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