Karl Marx, Capital: A Critique of Political Economy (1st German
Edition,1909), Vol III Chapter 13 – “The Theory of the Law”
1. What is the ‘Law’ that Marx refers to, and how is it explained in his
theory in terms of the interrelations between:
• wages
• accumulation (i.e. investment)
• productivity
• unemployment
2. Why is the Law peculiar to the capitalist mode of production? What is
its significance in Marx’s system?