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Marx: Class and Labour: 3 key ideas
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- IDEA 1 OF 3
Class conflict
Marx saw history as shaped by struggles between classes over who controls production.
Economic interests influence politics and ideas.
- IDEA 2 OF 3
Alienation
Workers who have no control over their work or its product can feel estranged from it and from themselves.
Meaningful work matters for dignity.
- IDEA 3 OF 3
Critique of capitalism
He argued that capitalism generates great wealth but also crises and inequality.
His critique still informs debates on labour rights.
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