Work and value: contribution to the critique of economic reason

Abstract

For those who are interested in economic issues, it is likely that contemporary society presents a curious paradox: although the economy has never been so invoked to explain (or justify) our woes day-to-day activities, a more careful examination of what is commonly characterized as the dominant aspect of Economic Science reveals a profound confusion. In more concrete terms, it can be said that the material needs of the modern world – hunger and disease, among others – are rarely due to insufficient productive resources. or technical knowledge. On the contrary, these difficulties almost always reflect the lack of access to necessary goods or adequate treatments, which are already widespread and abundant.