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Marx, the labour theory of value and the transformation problem (2016)
Journal Article
Burns, T. (2017). Marx, the labour theory of value and the transformation problem. Capital and Class, 41(3), 493-510. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309816816678581

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. This article reconsiders what Marx says about what has come to be known as the transformation problem in Chapter IX of Capital Volume III, in the light of Marx’s claim, made in Capital Volume I, that the value of a commo... Read More about Marx, the labour theory of value and the transformation problem.

‘Happy slaves’?: the adaptation problem and identity politics in the writings of Amartya Sen (2016)
Journal Article
Burns, T. (2016). ‘Happy slaves’?: the adaptation problem and identity politics in the writings of Amartya Sen. International Journal of Social Economics, 43(12), 1178-1193. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-09-2015-0232

This paper examines the relationship between Amartya Sen’s notion of adaptation and his views on identity politics by focusing on the issue of slavery and, more specifically, on the example of the happy or contented slave. The methodological approach... Read More about ‘Happy slaves’?: the adaptation problem and identity politics in the writings of Amartya Sen.