One of the central conclusions in John Roemer's "general" theory is that exploitation is a redundant concept in Marxian theory. This paper reexamines Marx's writings on exploitation, and argues, contra Roemer, that exploitation is a central and non-redundant concept in Marx's understanding of...

During the first decades of the 20th century, German Reformer Silvio Gesell (1862-1930) championed with a certain success the reforming wave of the epoch by complementing ingenious solutions to some of the most important economic issues of his time with theoretical insights that were as radical...