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The Value Form and the Fetishism of the Commodity

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  • Kiyoshi Nagatani

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Based on Uno’s new insight that in the first chapter on the commodity, the value of a commodity is not yet defined as objectified abstract labor, this article first examines the problems in Marx’s value form theory and presents a new understanding of the simple, the expanded, and the general value form, and reformulates the theory of the commodity into a dialectical whole composed of the world of commodities. Second, the article responds to Elena Lange’s critique of Uno’s value theory. Third, the article argues that fetishism of the commodity never originates from alienated abstract labor but from a specific relationship between commodity owners; therefore, the theories of value form and fetishism of the commodity address the common theme. A reformulated theory of the value form should integrate, not omit, the fetishism of the commodity within it. JEL Classification: B14, B41, D46

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  • Kiyoshi Nagatani, 2024. "The Value Form and the Fetishism of the Commodity," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 56(1), pages 116-131, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:56:y:2024:i:1:p:116-131
    DOI: 10.1177/04866134231197451
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    Keywords

    value expression; simple value form; relative value form; equivalent form; money form; fetishism of the commodity; the world of commodities;
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    JEL classification:

    • B14 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Socialist; Marxist
    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
    • D46 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Value Theory

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