Marx versus Smith on the Division of Labor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9200770 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald D Weiss (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 104 |
| Publication date | 1976-07-08 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Monthly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520 |
| Publisher | Monthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14452/mr-028-03-1976-07_8 |
| OpenAlex | W2323630712 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The division of labor is a particular form of the differentiation of productive functions; just as the differentiation of productive functions is a particular form of social cooperation.... Social cooperation occurs whenever people work jointly to effect a particular end. Differentiation of function occurs when those who are cooperating perform qualitatively distinct tasks.... Division of labor is a special case of functional differentiation. It occurs whenever the various productive functions are performed in such a way that each person is assigned a task as his or her particular occupation . If jobs are rotated, then we have differentiation of function but not division of labor. This distinction is crucial. Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website
Arithmetic · Biology · Class (philosophy) · Differentiation · Division (mathematics) · Division of labour · Economics · Epistemology · Function (biology) · Labour economics · Management · Market economy · Mathematical economics · Social science · Sociology · Task (project management) · Cell Biology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 2013 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |