Thoughts on the labor-process theory of value

April 29, 2019 — Bradley Venner

Many of the “classic” quotes supporting Marx’s support for ecosocialism are from Volume 3 of Capital, where he discusses land rent. But Mosely argues in Marx and Totality [@mosely:2017:marx] that Volume 3 of Capital divides up a surplus value that is identical to the same quantity developed in Volume 1 of Capital. But does this mean that the ecological concerns so eloquently expressed are marginal to the larger project of Capital? Is Mosely’s characterization of Volume 3 correct? Many of these quotes seem much more global and ambitious than simply restricted to reflections on competition between capitalists.