The intensity of labor from the Marxist theory perspective, an alternative measurement proposal.
Keywords:
human labour-power expenditure and work intensityAbstract
Departing from the Marxist concept of human labor force expenditure, a novel way of expressing the condensation of work in a space of time is suggested, with which an alternative method of measuring the intensity of work is proposed.Downloads
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