Taylorism fits in a long German tradition of the "science of work", although the German version wavered between making workers work harder or making work easier for workers. Taylor is working about the same time as economics is going to great lengths to remove labor from consideration. One person who was a partial exceptions was W.S. Jevons, who got hammered for doing so.
Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901 www.michaelperelman.wordpress.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Les Schaffer Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:53 AM To: Progressive Economics Subject: Re: [Pen-l] The Irrelevance of Workers In Economic Theory Michael Perelman wrote: > Measuring labor in physical terms is a no-no for economists, suggesting a labor > theory of value. Germans had a tradition of looking at labor in physical terms, > which the conventional economists denounced strongly. This push to turn from > production to circulation goes back centuries. > so then i guess Taylorism is one attempt to turn LTV on its head, by using labor time as a weapon against workers? Les _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
