The theory of exploitation as the unequal exchange of labour

Roberto Veneziani and Naoki Yoshihara

This paper analyses the normative and positive foundations of the theory of exploitation as the unequal exchange of labour (UEL). The key intuitions behind all of the main approaches to UEL exploitation are explicitly analysed as a series of formal claims in a general economic environment. It is then argued that these intuitions can be captured by one fundamental axiom - called Labour Exploitation - which defines the basic domain of all UEL exploitation forms and identifies the formal and theoretical framework for the analysis of the appropriate definition of exploitation.

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Year of publication:	May 15, 2017
Authors:	Veneziani, Roberto ; Yoshihara, Naoki
Publisher:	London : School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary University of London
Subject:	Exploitation \| Unequal Exchange of Labour \| axiomatic analysis \| Marxismus \| Marxism \| Arbeitswerttheorie \| Labour theory of value