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The value of labor : the science of commodification in Hungary, 1920-1956

Title
The value of labor : the science of commodification in Hungary, 1920-1956 / Martha Lampland.
Author
Lampland, Martha, 1952-
Publication
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.

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Description
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Summary
At the heart of today's fierce political anger over income inequality is a feature of capitalism that Karl Marx famously obsessed over: the commodification of labour. Most of us think wage-labour economics is at odds with socialist thinking, but as Martha Lampland explains in this fascinating look at 20th-century Hungary, there have been moments when such economics actually flourished under socialist regimes. Exploring the region's transition from a capitalist to a socialist system - and the economic science and practices that endured it - she sheds new light on the two most polarised ideologies of modern history.
Subject
  • Commodification > History
  • Agriculture > Hungary
  • Hungary > Economic conditions > 20th century
Note
  • Previously issued in print: 2016.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience (note)
  • Specialized.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 16, 2017).
ISBN
9780226314747
OCLC
EDZ0001560267
Author
Lampland, Martha, 1952- author.
Title
The value of labor : the science of commodification in Hungary, 1920-1956 / Martha Lampland.
Publisher
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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