Outline of the formation of the value of the labour power and of the wages in the Brazilian colonial economy

Authors

  • Raquel de Azevedo UFU

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/REE-v39nesp.abrila2024-73370

Keywords:

colonial slavery, value of labour power, wage, relative overpopulation

Abstract

Based on the analysis of the laws elaborated by Jacob Gorender to describe the functioning of colonial slavery as a historically new mode of production, we argue in this paper that the determination of the value of the enslaved labour power, namely, of the necessary labour time for his sustenance, arises as an empirical problem for the owner. We also indicate how the specific formation of a relative overpopulation in the Brazilian economy consolidates a lowered level of wages in the transition from slavery to wage-earning.

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Author Biography

Raquel de Azevedo, UFU

Professora do Instituto de Economia e Relações Internacionais da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

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Published

2024-04-30

How to Cite

AZEVEDO, R. de. Outline of the formation of the value of the labour power and of the wages in the Brazilian colonial economy. Revista Economia Ensaios, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil, v. 39, n. esp.abril, 2024. DOI: 10.14393/REE-v39nesp.abrila2024-73370. Disponível em: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/revistaeconomiaensaios/article/view/73370. Acesso em: 5 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 39 No. esp.abril (2024): Economia Social e do Trabalho

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