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Guevara, Sebastián Luis
Caligaris, Gastón
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249 p.
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Abstract
The thesis presents a critical reconstruction of the Marxist debate about the way in which the real wage is determined and the role of working class trade union’s action in this determination. In the first part, we display a critic analysis of the arguments developed by different positions existing in Marxism. The debates are organized starting from a controversy that refers to the most immediate manifestations of the problem in order to address increasingly fundamental discussions that emerge from the critical analysis of each other. In the second part, the thesis proposes an alternative reading of the legacy of the Marxian critique of the political economy that seeks to provide answers to the questions that were opened in the critical reconstruction of the debates that have been addressed. The subject organization in this case is reversed, moving from the recognition of the fundamental forms that remained unresolved in the first part of the thesis to their most immediate manifestations. The discussion with Marxist authors is structured by the approach of four main controversies. It is argued that, taken as a whole, these allow the reconstruction of the so-called Marxist’s wage and trade union action theories from the different perspectives that are presented.
The first controversy (chapter one) is the one concerning the presumed tendency towards the impoverishment of the working class. Two questions that need analyses are deduced from it. On the one hand, the need for revolutionary action of the working class to overcome the capitalist mode of production and the role of trade union political action in overcoming it. On the other hand, the problem of how value of the labor power, of which the wage is only its monetary expression, is determined. In addressing this second controversy (chapter 2), it is argued that the debates, even with their nuances, have a common core: that of denying the purity of the commodity nature of the labor power by considering that the determination of its value is associated to class struggle. There is, therefore, a need to address the question of the commodity nature of labor power (Chapter 3), which is at the heart of the whole explanation of wages and, therefore, of trade union action in Marx's work. Once this controversy has been presented and the relevant critiques of the specialized literature have been made, the thesis deals with a final discussion (chapter 4): the question of the degree of completeness of Marx's work in general and on the question of wages, wage labor and class struggle in particular. The draft nature of Marx's recent writings, together with the existence of different plans for his work, has led to a discussion about whether or not Marx managed to present his explanation of wages and trade union action in a complete way. In general terms, those who consider Marx's work unfinished focus on the absence of an explanation about the political forms of wage determination. On the other hand, those who argue that Marx managed to complete the plan for his work argue in favor of the existence of a complete theory of wages and union action. The thesis discusses both perspectives.
The second part of the thesis proposes an alternative solution to the problems addressed and discussed in the first part, based on the textual evidence of Marx's work as a whole and some recent developments in the specialized literature. The solution provided is framed from the perspective that political relations are the concrete form in which economic relations are carried out and, therefore, exist. In this way, it is argued that the union action of the working class allows the realization of the value of labor power that has already been determined by the process of production. Under this approach, the determination of the commodity nature of labor power and the way in which its value is determined in qualitative terms (chapter 5) are displayed, from which it is concluded that the labor force is a commodity like any other. Consequently, we analyze the quantitative determination of the value of labor power and its trend with the development of capital accumulation (chapter 6), placing the focus on the transformation of the productive attributes of workers as an essential determinant. On this basis, the analysis of the raison to be of trade union political action and class struggle is presented. Consequently, we present the way in which the value of labor power is realized and its tendency (chapter 7). Finally, the thesis deals with the problem capitalism tendency and the need for working class to overcome it by its revolutionary action (chapter 8). In contrast to the positions presented in the first part of the thesis, it is argued that union action of working class plays a fundamental role in the tendency towards overcoming capitalism by forcing the development of the productive powers of society.
The first controversy (chapter one) is the one concerning the presumed tendency towards the impoverishment of the working class. Two questions that need analyses are deduced from it. On the one hand, the need for revolutionary action of the working class to overcome the capitalist mode of production and the role of trade union political action in overcoming it. On the other hand, the problem of how value of the labor power, of which the wage is only its monetary expression, is determined. In addressing this second controversy (chapter 2), it is argued that the debates, even with their nuances, have a common core: that of denying the purity of the commodity nature of the labor power by considering that the determination of its value is associated to class struggle. There is, therefore, a need to address the question of the commodity nature of labor power (Chapter 3), which is at the heart of the whole explanation of wages and, therefore, of trade union action in Marx's work. Once this controversy has been presented and the relevant critiques of the specialized literature have been made, the thesis deals with a final discussion (chapter 4): the question of the degree of completeness of Marx's work in general and on the question of wages, wage labor and class struggle in particular. The draft nature of Marx's recent writings, together with the existence of different plans for his work, has led to a discussion about whether or not Marx managed to present his explanation of wages and trade union action in a complete way. In general terms, those who consider Marx's work unfinished focus on the absence of an explanation about the political forms of wage determination. On the other hand, those who argue that Marx managed to complete the plan for his work argue in favor of the existence of a complete theory of wages and union action. The thesis discusses both perspectives.
The second part of the thesis proposes an alternative solution to the problems addressed and discussed in the first part, based on the textual evidence of Marx's work as a whole and some recent developments in the specialized literature. The solution provided is framed from the perspective that political relations are the concrete form in which economic relations are carried out and, therefore, exist. In this way, it is argued that the union action of the working class allows the realization of the value of labor power that has already been determined by the process of production. Under this approach, the determination of the commodity nature of labor power and the way in which its value is determined in qualitative terms (chapter 5) are displayed, from which it is concluded that the labor force is a commodity like any other. Consequently, we analyze the quantitative determination of the value of labor power and its trend with the development of capital accumulation (chapter 6), placing the focus on the transformation of the productive attributes of workers as an essential determinant. On this basis, the analysis of the raison to be of trade union political action and class struggle is presented. Consequently, we present the way in which the value of labor power is realized and its tendency (chapter 7). Finally, the thesis deals with the problem capitalism tendency and the need for working class to overcome it by its revolutionary action (chapter 8). In contrast to the positions presented in the first part of the thesis, it is argued that union action of working class plays a fundamental role in the tendency towards overcoming capitalism by forcing the development of the productive powers of society.
Título obtenido
Doctora de la Universidad de Buenos Aires en Ciencias Sociales
Institución otorgante
Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales