LABR 3P13 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: New Left Review, Marxism, Antonio Gramsci
3 Oct 2017
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Marx and the class character of the state. Condition of surplus capital, the form it takes is a glut of commodities on the marke surplus money capital. There are a series of labour laws that govern unions in canada, these laws fir unions and also the constraints on those rights. 50"s-70"s unions operated wit exceptionalism is when certain sects or unions are being told that these right the state employing temporary coercive measures - temporarily means they not in some isolated cases. Ex) back to work legislation, recognition of reason we do not agree. Permanent exceptionalism is the changing of these tempora ones. The miliband - poulantzas debate (transcript/articles found in new left review) The state acting independently of the capitalist class. The state must act in th capitalist class. Sometimes this means working against the short-term interes only achievable if there is a degree of autonomy from the class. The state can order to best serve the capitalists.
