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Measuring and Making Sense of Labor Exploitation in Contemporary Society: A Comparative Analysis

Department of Sociology, University of North Texas, P.O. Box 311277, Denton, TX 76203, USA

This article reexamines the problem of labor exploitation in advanced capitalist economies, especially the United States. The article specifies the concept of labor exploitation by using both the Marxian and marginalist notions and measures. The implicit neoclassical presumption of no or little labor exploitation in a capitalist economy is rejected by the results. The alternative heterodox argument of persistent and increasing labor exploitation has been confirmed for contemporary capitalism, particularly for the United States, in recent years.

Key Words: labor exploitation • capitalism • Marxian • marginalist

Review of Radical Political Economics, Vol. 35, No. 4, 462-484 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0486613403257802


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