On Absolute Rent: Theoretical Remarks on Marx's Analysis

Economakis discusses Marx's notion of absolute rent in an effort to gain a better insight into the Marxian theory of rent. According to Marx, absolute rent is created exclusively by landownership on account of the monopoly it enjoys over the land. It is derived from the totality of the land and...

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Published in:Science & society (New York. 1936) 2003-10, Vol.67 (3), p.339-348
Main Author: Economakis, George E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural land
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Capital investments
Capital surplus
Capitalism
Communications
Economic rent
Economic theory
Farmers
Labor productivity
Land ownership
Landowners
Market prices
Marxian analysis
Marxism
Monopoly
Organic farming
Production capital
Rent
Rentals
Sociology
Tenants
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Summary:Economakis discusses Marx's notion of absolute rent in an effort to gain a better insight into the Marxian theory of rent. According to Marx, absolute rent is created exclusively by landownership on account of the monopoly it enjoys over the land. It is derived from the totality of the land and flows from the surplus in the value of agricultural products over and above their production price.
ISSN:0036-8237
1943-2801