Capital: Critique of Political Economy

Capital: Critique of Political Economy (1867-1883) (German: Das Kapital, Kritik der politischen Ökonomie; (German pronunciation: [das kapiˈtaːl]) by Karl Marx is a foundational theoretical text in communist philosophy, economics and politics. Marx aimed to reveal the economic patterns underpinning the capitalist mode of production, in contrast to classical political economists such as Adam Smith, David Ricardo and John Stuart Mill.

Themes

In Capital: Critique of Political Economy (1867), Karl Marx proposes that the motivating force of capitalism is in the exploitation of labour, whose unpaid work is the ultimate source of surplus value and then profit both of which concepts have a specific meaning for Marx. The employer is able to claim the right to profits because he or she owns the productive capital assets (means of production), which are legally protected by the capitalist state through property rights (the historical section shows how this right was acquired in the first place chiefly through plunder and conquest and the activity of the merchant and 'middle-man'). In producing capital (money) as well as commodities (goods and services), the workers continually reproduce the economic conditions by which they labour. Capital proposes an explanation of the "laws of motion" of the capitalist economic system, from its origins throughout its future, by describing the dynamics of the accumulation of capital, the growth of wage labour, the transformation of the workplace, the concentration of capital, commercial competition, the banking system, the decline of the profit rate, land-rents, et cetera.

Das Kapital (album)

Das Kapital is the eleventh studio album by Brazilian rock band Capital Inicial. It was released in 2010.

The album shares its title with the homonymous book written by Karl Marx.

Track listing

Singles

The first single of the album was "Depois da Meia-Noite". It was released on May 4, 2010, and its music video depicts the band playing inside a car's radio. The car is being driven by a masked assailant who is accompanied by a girl, while they are chasen by police officers. The song reached the 30th place on the singles' chart of the Hot100Brasil.

The second single of the album was "Vivendo e Aprendendo", and it was released on August 12, 2010. Capital played the song on the show Altas Horas on August 21, 2010.

The third single was "Como se Sente", and it was released on April 14, 2011.

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Grecia

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Grecia (canton)

Grecia is the name of the third canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 395.72 square kilometres (152.79 sq mi), and has a population of 85,087. The capital city of the canton is also called Grecia.

Geography

The canton lies among ridges and valleys on the southwestern slope of Poas Volcano. One area is completely separated from the remainder of the canton by the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). Known as Río Cuarto, this area lies on the Caribbean Plain, and is intended to form its own canton at some unspecified future date.

The Río Poás and the Río Prendes establish a large portion of the eastern border of the elongated canton, with the Río Sarchí serving the same purpose on its western edge. The Río Grande is the southern border.

Districts

The canton of Grecia is subdivided into eight districts (distritos):

History

Grecia was first mentioned as a canton in a decree dated July 27, 1867.