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'''Productive forces''', '''productive powers''', or '''forces of production''' (German: ''Produktivkräfte'') is a central idea in [[Marxism]] and [[historical materialism]]. | |||
In [[Marx|Karl Marx]] and [[Engels|Friedrich Engels]]' own critique of political economy, it refers to the combination of the means of labor (tools, machinery, land, infrastructure, and so on) with human labour power. | |||
Together with the social and technical [[relations of production]], the productive forces constitute a historically specific [[mode of production]]. | |||
The productive forces are the unity of means of production and labour: | The productive forces are the unity of means of production and labour: | ||
# All labour (individual, union) | # All labour (individual, union) | ||
# Instruments of production (buildings, machines) | # Instruments of production (buildings, machines) | ||
# Subjects of production (raw materials, labor) | # Subjects of production (raw materials, labor) | ||
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Revision as of 19:41, 18 November 2020
Productive forces, productive powers, or forces of production (German: Produktivkräfte) is a central idea in Marxism and historical materialism.
In Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' own critique of political economy, it refers to the combination of the means of labor (tools, machinery, land, infrastructure, and so on) with human labour power.
Together with the social and technical relations of production, the productive forces constitute a historically specific mode of production.
The productive forces are the unity of means of production and labour:
- All labour (individual, union)
- Instruments of production (buildings, machines)
- Subjects of production (raw materials, labor)