Growth, Accumulation, and Unproductive Activity - An Analysis of the Postwar Us Economy

Table des matières

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Unproductive activity in a capitalist society; 3. A Marxian accounting framework; 4. A growth model of accumulation and unproductive labor; 5. Rise of unproductive activity in postwar economy; 6. Absorption of labor and capital and rate of surplus value; 7. Absorption of new resources and growth in real income; 8. Conclusions and speculations; Appendix: data sources and methods; References; Index.

Résumé

This book documents the growth of unproductive activity in the United States economy since World War II and its relation to the economic surplus, capital accumulation and economic growth.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Wolff Edward N., Edward N. Wolff, Edward N. (New York University) Wolff, Wolff Edward N.
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.10.1986
• EAN: 9780521251518
• ISBN: 978-0-521-25151-8
• Pages: 216
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géographie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Economie publique; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy