Capitalism and Exploitation - Communist Party of Britain

Reading

‘What is Exploitation?’ in Full Marx: Marx Memorial Library
Emile Burns, ‘Capitalist Society’ in What is Marxism ?
Britain’s Road to Socialism (BRS) – Part 1 Capitalism and Exploitation: ‘A system of contradictions and crisis’ and ‘the general crisis of capitalism’. The full paper copy of the BRS can be purchased from the CP Shop for £3. All purchases of the BRS in book format also receive a digital copy.
Robert Tressell, Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Chapter 21 ‘The Great Money Trick’ 25, The Oblong, 45 Great Oration.
Robert Griffiths, ‘Introducing Marxism’ – Class 2 – “Capitalist Exploitation & Crisis”. The full paper copy of the Introducing Marxism can be purchased from the CP Shop for £3. All purchases of the Introducing Marxism in book format also receive a digital copy.

Are the poorest paid workers necessarily the most exploited? Can the highest paid workers inthe most advanced industries be more exploited? What lessons are there in this for ourpolitical work with both?
Is “Ragged Trousered Philanthropists” still useful in illustrating exploitation? How might it be written for the 21st century British State monopoly capitalism?
What is super-exploitation? How does it relate to different sections of workers, and monopoly capital?

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