"The Puzzle of Marx's Missing "Results
A Tale of Two Theories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4297537 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gilbert L Skillman (0000-0001-5934-4834, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 475-504 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2702 • E-ISSN: 1527-1919 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/00182702-2334767 |
| OpenAlex | W2170586712 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 21 |
A long-standing puzzle in the history of Marxian economic thought concerns Marx's decision to omit the draft chapter titled "Results of the Immediate Process of Production" from the published version of volume 1 of Capital. A number of authors have explored this puzzle without satisfactorily resolving it. This article addresses the question by linking Marx's omission to a larger set of revisions made to arguments he developed in earlier drafts of Capital. It identifies two distinct theoretical accounts of the phenomenon of surplus value in these drafts, based respectively on Marx's historical analysis of developments in capitalist social relations and his treatment of the connection between commodity prices and values, and argues that Marx may have been driven to diminish and obscure his historical account in light of increasingly evident inconsistencies with his value-theoretic account. The argument concludes with a discussion of possible consequences of Marx's decision for his theoretical legacy in the development of economic thought
Argument (complex analysis · Capital (architecture · Capitalism · Commodity · Economics · Epistemology · Market economy · Microeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Prices of production · Production (economics · Surplus value · Value (mathematics · Economic Theory and Institutions · Economic Theory and Policy · History · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism
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Production and Management
The Brenner Debate
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Ne Hic Saltaveris
The Brenner debate
[Value, Price and Profit]
A General Theory of Exploitation and Class
The Four Drafts of Capital
Marxian Value Theory and the Labor-Labor Power Distinction
Value Theory vs. Historical Analysis in Marx's Account of Capitalist Exploitation
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A Minor Post-Ricardian? Marx as an Economist
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |