The Human-As-Waste, the Labor Theory of Value and Disposability in Contemporary Capitalism

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Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1679-1695

  Yates, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capitalism; Environment; Green Marxism; Human as waste; Labor; Value

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; ECONOMIC THEORY; LABOR RELATIONS; MARXISM; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 80054012131     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2011.00900.x     Document Type: Article

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