We continue our series on Marx’s masterpiece, Das Kapital, with this video of Ben Gliniecki discussing the question of money.
Covering chapters 2-3 of Capital, Ben explains the historical origins and social basis of money, analysing its economic role within a system of commodity production and exchange.
Applying Marx’s method to this complex question, Ben explores concepts such as inflation and crypto-currencies (like Bitcoin), and shows how money will not simply be abolished under socialism, but will eventually “wither away”.
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