Productive forces - Revision history

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	'''Productive forces''', '''productive powers''', or '''forces of production''' (German: ''Produktivkräfte'') ~~is a central idea in~~ [[~~Marxism~~]] and [[~~historical materialism~~]].		'''Productive forces''', '''productive powers''', or '''forces of production''' (German: ''Produktivkräfte'') refers to the combination of the [[Means of production\|means of labor]] (tools, machinery, land, infrastructure, etc.) and [[Labor-power\|labor-power,]] In Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' own critique of political economy.

	In [[Marx\|Karl Marx]] and [[Engels\|Friedrich Engels]]' own critique of political economy, it refers to the combination of the [[Means of production\|means of labor]] (tools, machinery, land, infrastructure, and so on) with human [[labour power]].		Together with the social and technical [[relations of production]], they constitute the [[mode of production]].

	Together with the social and technical [[relations of production]], the ~~productive forces constitute a historically specific~~ [[mode of production]].

	The productive forces are the unity of means of production and labour:		The productive forces are the unity of means of production and labour:
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	== Modern uses ==		== Modern uses ==
	While the definition of productive forces hasn't changed, it's become a popular term in recent decades as the [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC) has been emphasizing increasing their economy's productive forces in order to advance to higher stages of socialism, and eventually ~~to the lofty ideal of~~ [[communism~~]], where there is [[Post-scarcity\|immense material abundance~~]].		While the definition of productive forces hasn't changed, it's become a popular term in recent decades as the [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC) has been emphasizing increasing their economy's productive forces in order to advance to higher stages of [[socialism]] and eventually [[communism]].

	=== Deng Xiaoping ===		=== Deng Xiaoping ===
	[[Deng Xiaoping]], ~~the~~ former ~~leader~~ of the PRC, wrote ~~about the productive forces, writing~~ about how the implementation of a Socialist Market Economy would help China to liberate and develop its productive forces.<ref>[https://dengxiaopingworks.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/there-is-no-fundamental-contradiction-between-socialism-and-a-market-economy/ There Is No Fundamental Contradiction Between Socialism and a Market Economy]</ref>		[[Deng Xiaoping]], former head of state in the PRC, wrote about how the implementation of a Socialist Market Economy would help China to liberate and develop its productive forces.<ref>[https://dengxiaopingworks.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/there-is-no-fundamental-contradiction-between-socialism-and-a-market-economy/ There Is No Fundamental Contradiction Between Socialism and a Market Economy]</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
	[[Category:Marxist terminology]]		[[Category:Marxist terminology]]

CriticalResist: added references heading

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	=== Deng Xiaoping ===		=== Deng Xiaoping ===
	[[Deng Xiaoping]], the former leader of the PRC, wrote about the productive forces, writing about how the implementation of a Socialist Market Economy would help China to liberate and develop its productive forces.<ref>[https://dengxiaopingworks.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/there-is-no-fundamental-contradiction-between-socialism-and-a-market-economy/ There Is No Fundamental Contradiction Between Socialism and a Market Economy]</ref>		[[Deng Xiaoping]], the former leader of the PRC, wrote about the productive forces, writing about how the implementation of a Socialist Market Economy would help China to liberate and develop its productive forces.<ref>[https://dengxiaopingworks.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/there-is-no-fundamental-contradiction-between-socialism-and-a-market-economy/ There Is No Fundamental Contradiction Between Socialism and a Market Economy]</ref>

			== References ==
	[[Category:Marxist terminology]]		[[Category:Marxist terminology]]

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	=== Deng Xiaoping ===		=== Deng Xiaoping ===
	[[Deng Xiaoping]], the former leader of the PRC, wrote about the productive forces, writing about how the implementation of a Socialist Market Economy would help China to liberate and develop its productive forces.<ref>[https://dengxiaopingworks.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/there-is-no-fundamental-contradiction-between-socialism-and-a-market-economy/ There Is No Fundamental Contradiction Between Socialism and a Market Economy]</ref>		[[Deng Xiaoping]], the former leader of the PRC, wrote about the productive forces, writing about how the implementation of a Socialist Market Economy would help China to liberate and develop its productive forces.<ref>[https://dengxiaopingworks.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/there-is-no-fundamental-contradiction-between-socialism-and-a-market-economy/ There Is No Fundamental Contradiction Between Socialism and a Market Economy]</ref>

	~~== External links ==~~
	~~{{External links\|Wikipedia=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productive_forces]\|Leftypedia=\|EcuRed=}}~~
	[[Category:Marxist terminology]]		[[Category:Marxist terminology]]

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
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			[[Category:Marxist terminology]]

GojiraTheWumao: Edited "market socialist economy" to the correct term of "Socialist market economy"

2023-03-13T00:05:35Z

Edited "market socialist economy" to the correct term of "Socialist market economy"

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	=== Deng Xiaoping ===		=== Deng Xiaoping ===
	[[Deng Xiaoping]], the former leader of the PRC, wrote about the productive forces, writing about how the implementation of ~~[[market socialism]]~~ would help China to liberate and develop its productive forces.<ref>[https://dengxiaopingworks.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/there-is-no-fundamental-contradiction-between-socialism-and-a-market-economy/ There Is No Fundamental Contradiction Between Socialism and a Market Economy]</ref>		[[Deng Xiaoping]], the former leader of the PRC, wrote about the productive forces, writing about how the implementation of a Socialist Market Economy would help China to liberate and develop its productive forces.<ref>[https://dengxiaopingworks.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/there-is-no-fundamental-contradiction-between-socialism-and-a-market-economy/ There Is No Fundamental Contradiction Between Socialism and a Market Economy]</ref>

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	{{External links\|Wikipedia=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productive_forces]\|Leftypedia=\|EcuRed=}}		{{External links\|Wikipedia=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productive_forces]\|Leftypedia=\|EcuRed=}}

AmericanBaath at 21:20, 3 July 2022

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	== Modern uses ==		== Modern uses ==
	While the definition of productive forces hasn't changed, it's become a popular term in recent decades as the [[People's Republic of China]] has been emphasizing increasing their economy's productive forces in order to advance to higher stages of socialism, and eventually to the lofty ideal of [[communism]], where there is [[Post-scarcity\|immense material abundance]].		While the definition of productive forces hasn't changed, it's become a popular term in recent decades as the [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC) has been emphasizing increasing their economy's productive forces in order to advance to higher stages of socialism, and eventually to the lofty ideal of [[communism]], where there is [[Post-scarcity\|immense material abundance]].

			=== Deng Xiaoping ===
			[[Deng Xiaoping]], the former leader of the PRC, wrote about the productive forces, writing about how the implementation of [[market socialism]] would help China to liberate and develop its productive forces.<ref>[https://dengxiaopingworks.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/there-is-no-fundamental-contradiction-between-socialism-and-a-market-economy/ There Is No Fundamental Contradiction Between Socialism and a Market Economy]</ref>

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	{{External links\|Wikipedia=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productive_forces]\|Leftypedia=\|EcuRed=}}		{{External links\|Wikipedia=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productive_forces]\|Leftypedia=\|EcuRed=}}

Spookfessor at 04:24, 28 May 2021

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	== Modern uses ==		== Modern uses ==
	While the definition of productive forces hasn't changed, it's become a popular term in recent decades as the [[~~China\|~~People's Republic of China]] has been emphasizing increasing their economy's productive forces in order to advance to higher stages of socialism, and eventually to the lofty ideal of [[communism]], where there is [[Post-scarcity\|immense material abundance]].		While the definition of productive forces hasn't changed, it's become a popular term in recent decades as the [[People's Republic of China]] has been emphasizing increasing their economy's productive forces in order to advance to higher stages of socialism, and eventually to the lofty ideal of [[communism]], where there is [[Post-scarcity\|immense material abundance]].

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	{{External links\|Wikipedia=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productive_forces]\|Leftypedia=\|EcuRed=}}		{{External links\|Wikipedia=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productive_forces]\|Leftypedia=\|EcuRed=}}

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	'''Productive forces''', '''productive powers''', or '''forces of production''' (German: ''Produktivkräfte'') is a central idea in [[Marxism]] and [[historical materialism]].		'''Productive forces''', '''productive powers''', or '''forces of production''' (German: ''Produktivkräfte'') is a central idea in [[Marxism]] and [[historical materialism]].

	In [[Marx\|Karl Marx]] and [[Engels\|Friedrich Engels]]' own critique of political economy, it refers to the combination of the means of labor (tools, machinery, land, infrastructure, and so on) with human labour power.		In [[Marx\|Karl Marx]] and [[Engels\|Friedrich Engels]]' own critique of political economy, it refers to the combination of the [[Means of production\|means of labor]] (tools, machinery, land, infrastructure, and so on) with human [[labour power]].

	Together with the social and technical [[relations of production]], the productive forces constitute a historically specific [[mode of production]].		Together with the social and technical [[relations of production]], the productive forces constitute a historically specific [[mode of production]].

Jucheguevara: ugh the template keeps breaking things lol

2020-11-19T06:31:50Z

ugh the template keeps breaking things lol

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	# Subjects of production (raw materials, labor)		# Subjects of production (raw materials, labor)

	=== Modern uses ===		== Modern uses ==
	While the definition of productive forces hasn't changed, it's become a popular term in recent decades as the [[China\|People's Republic of China]] has been emphasizing increasing their economy's productive forces in order to advance to higher stages of socialism, and eventually to the lofty ideal of [[communism]], where there is [[Post-scarcity\|immense material abundance]].{{External links\|Wikipedia=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productive_forces]\|Leftypedia=\|EcuRed=}}		While the definition of productive forces hasn't changed, it's become a popular term in recent decades as the [[China\|People's Republic of China]] has been emphasizing increasing their economy's productive forces in order to advance to higher stages of socialism, and eventually to the lofty ideal of [[communism]], where there is [[Post-scarcity\|immense material abundance]].

			== External links ==
			{{External links\|Wikipedia=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productive_forces]\|Leftypedia=\|EcuRed=}}

Jucheguevara: fixed messed up formatting

2020-11-19T06:30:55Z

fixed messed up formatting

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	=== Modern uses ===		=== Modern uses ===
	{{External links\|Wikipedia=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productive_forces]\|Leftypedia=\|EcuRed=}}		While the definition of productive forces hasn't changed, it's become a popular term in recent decades as the [[China\|People's Republic of China]] has been emphasizing increasing their economy's productive forces in order to advance to higher stages of socialism, and eventually to the lofty ideal of [[communism]], where there is [[Post-scarcity\|immense material abundance]].{{External links\|Wikipedia=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productive_forces]\|Leftypedia=\|EcuRed=}}