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The Meaning of Work

A Marxist Perspective

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ID9198331
AuthorsHarry Magdoff (corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume58
Issue5
Pages52
Publication date2006-10-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMonthly Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520
PublisherMonthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.14452/mr-058-05-2006-09_7
OpenAlexW1993412444
LanguageEN
Citations received8

Marxists may be expected to have few disagreements about the meaning of work in the past and present. The same cannot be said, however, about work in the future. Since I will be talking about work under socialism and communism as well as in history, what I am presenting here is a Marxist perspective, not the Marxist perspective.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website

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Unique citing works8
Citations per year0,22
Citation span1989 - 2025 (37)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 7

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