I wrote: If the monetary system were to break down radically, as has happened at various intervals in history, then simple reproduction can still occur through barter and countertrade, all that really happens, is that new terms of exchange are established, and some people are relieved of their property while others, possessing products in high demand, appropriate more property; but there will still be an equal relationship between propertied and propertyless people.
That should of course be, an "unequal relationship". I also wrote: Rather, the equilibrium problem refers to the conditions for the simple and expanded reproduction of the total capital of society, and it is through this, that the mystery of how a society based on a universal market is resolved. That should be: the mystery of how a society based on a universal market can exist is resolved. I am thinking now I need a proofreader... Jurriaan
