this is preminiscent of Paul Baran's analysis of the utilization of the surplus under monopoly capital or George Orwell's analysis in his _1984_.
By the way, I found a good little article on Dilke on-line at http://www.worklessparty.org/timework/srintro.pdf. See also http://maxspeak.org/mt/archives/000199.html. On 6/7/06, Sandwichman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 6/7/06, Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > here's my understanding: the hiring of unproductive (of surplus-value) > labor-power is done because even though the labor is unproductive, it > does contribute to the individual profits of businesses. Much of Dilke's analysis of unproductive labor (I'm not sure if I would refer to it as labor-power) had to do with the state, church and professions -- "clerical" labor in the original sense of the term. He was talking not only about the re-apportionment of surplus value but with its absolute destruction. Dilke maintained the challenge for capital was not how to produce stuff but how to get rid of it. In this respect, the US economy is becoming a giant engine for consuming other countries' surplus production. War plays a major role in this vital service of destruction that the US performs for the global economy. -- Sandwichman
-- Jim Devine / "The crippling of individuals I consider the worst evil of capitalism. Our whole educational system suffers from this evil. An exaggerated competitive attitude is inculcated into the student, who is trained to worship acquisitive success as a preparation for his future career." -- Albert Einstein.
