The communist society described by Marx includes two characteristics. The first, which is well known, is that poverty vanishes because man becomes wealthy in his labour and by his labour. The second, which is far less known, sees poverty taking on its real meaning because labour expresses...

What do we mean when we speak about the value of work? This article tries to provide an answer to this question by analysing the notions of value and its different forms: absolute and relative value, use value and exchange value, evaluation and the creation of value. It draws especially on...