Productive labour, priceivalue ratio and rate of surplus-value: theoretical view, points and empirical evidence on the usa (1948-1987) and e.e.c. countries (1960/70/1986).

Presenting as empirical support data on the economies ofthe United States (1948-1987) and the European Economic Community (1960/70-86) the essay seeks to contribute with theoretical and methodological elements to the debate on the theory of the rate of surplus-value. The first section of the essay p...