How capitalism extracts profit from workers' labor
Karl Marx's theory of surplus value exposed how capitalism generates profit by paying workers less than the value they create, profoundly shaping economic thought.
Karl Marx, in his 1867 book Das Kapital, revealed how capitalism generates profit. He argued that workers create more value than they are paid for. This "surplus value" becomes the capitalist's profit, driving wealth accumulation.
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