Apollodorus
12th March 2008, 02:05
In a socialist society based upon the principle of 'to each according to his contribution' (it is called the first transition phrase or something in Marxism), how would this work for the higher sectors? It would be easy to work out how much a worker in the primary sector or the secondary sector produced and then work out the equivalent amount in other goods according to the labour theory of value, correct? But how would one go about quantifying tertiary sector workers (services, retail), quaternary sector workers (science, technology, R.&D.), and quinary sector workers (non-profit)? Was Marx's idea that these sectors would not exist in the short transitional stage or something? Or are they determined by work hours? I will stop trying to guess your answers, I think, and let you answer the question.