The Irrelevance of Workers In Economic Theory

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From: Michael P

How can you measure abtract labor?  How many teachers is a doctor
worth?  Are all 
teachers and doctors to count for the same amount?

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CB: In time, using the concept of average socially necessary labor.  (
See early chapters of _Capital_)

In the Soviet Union, miners got paid more than doctors, although Marx
does distinguish levels of skill in labor.




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