CRIM20004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lumpenproletariat, Surplus Labour, Capital Accumulation

• School: University of Melbourne
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM20004
• Professor: Haines

Document Summary

Structure relates to economic structure: e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)s are (cid:373)oulded (cid:271)(cid:455) stru(cid:272)ture e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) positio(cid:374, macro level factors drive micro level, nature of capitalist social order is pathologi(cid:272)al (cid:374)ature of (cid:272)apitalis(cid:373) itself is the pro(cid:271)le(cid:373) The structure of capital - analysis at firm level. Conflict results from division between owners of the means of production and those who sell their labour. Labour is threatened by "surplus pool" of la(cid:271)our others (cid:449)illi(cid:374)g to do the jo(cid:271) for less. Economic dynamics - analysis in broader society: profits fall under increased competition between capitalists. Firms try to find new markets to increase profits: or, try to replace labour (workers) with technology, or, take over competitors and control the market. Since state depends on capitalist, it acts in the interest of the capitalist not society. Social relations of production shape nature of society. Instead of looking at crime, look at its relationship to relations of production (capitalism)