,M>XISM & ,M>G9AL ,UTILITY ,ECONOMICS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,LIV+ ,M>XISM1 ,APRIL #a#i#c#i2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ADAM ,BUICK2  
,PRO($3 & CORRECT$ BY ,GE(F ,TRAU<1 ,AUGU/ #b#e4 

,REC5TLY ! $ITORS ( ,COMMON ,S5SE .<#a.> HAVE ONCE MORE DEALT ) ! 0UNSCI5TIFIC 
*>ACT]0 ( ,M>XISM BY PO9T+ \T ?AT3 

0,RIC>DO'S LABOR !ORY ( VALUE1 TAK5 OV] BY 
,M>X & EMBELLI%$ ) ! !ORY ( SURPLUS VALUE1 WAS AB&ON$ LONG AGO 
BY ALL BUT ,M>XI/ ECONOMI/S1 & A :OLE BRAN* ( 'M>G9AL 
UTILITY' ECONOMICS DEVELOP$1 ( :I* ,M>X C\LD KN[ NO?+ 444 ?AT 
EV5 9 ! ,SOVIET ,UNION 7SO F> AS ,FIVE ,YE> ,PLANS GO1 IF NOT AT ! 
,M>X-,5GELS ,9/ITUTE7 M>G9AL UTILITY ECONOMICS HAVE DISPLAC$ ! USELESS 
& MISLEAD+ ,M>XIAN ECONOMICS40 

,H[EV]1 :AT IS BR\<T =W>D H]E AS AN >GUM5T AGA9/ ,M>XISM IS 9 
REALITY ONLY ANO!R CONFIRMATION ( IT4 ,C]TA9LY1 ! ,RUSSIAN 
/ATE-CAPITALISM1 9 :I* CLASS RELATIONS >E CONT9U$1 CANNOT EMPLOY ! 
,M>XIAN SCI5CE1 = ?IS SCI5CE CONSI/S ( NO?+ BUT ! CRITIQUE ( ?OSE 
SELFSAME CAPITALI/IC CONDITIONS1 :I* *>ACT]IZE ,RUSSIA & EV]Y O!R 
CAPITALI/IC C\NTRY4 ,= ! PURPOSE ( JU/IFY+ ! EXPLOITATION ( ! 
WORK]S1 ! 9EQUALITIES ( 9COME1 & ! ACCUMULATION ( CAPITAL ?AT 
EXI/S !RE1 ! ,M>XIAN ECONOMIC !ORIES >E C]TA9LY USELESS4 ,:AT ,M>X 
HAD SAID .<#b.> ( ! SCI5CE ( 
B\RGEOIS ECONOMY -- NAMELY1 ?AT IT REA*$ ITS LIMITS ) ,RIC>DO 
BECAUSE1 

0,HE CONSCI\SLY MADE ! ANTAGONISM ( CLASS 
9T]E/S1 ( WAGES & PR(ITS1 ( PR(ITS & R5TS1 ! />T+ PO9T ( 
HIS 9VE/IGATION10 

HOLDS EQUALLY TRUE = ,RUSSIAN ECONOMIC 0SCI5CE40 ,! CONT9U$ 
CLASS SOCIETY =CES ,RUSSIAN ECONOMIC !ORY TO EMBRACE ?OSE IDEOLOGICAL 
WEAPONS ( B\RGEOIS SOCIETY :I* APPE>S AS ECONOMIC !ORY1 & TO ATTEMPT 
TO DE/ROY EV5 ?AT K]NEL ( TRU? CONTA9$ 9 ,CLASSICAL ECONOMY1 :I* 
S]V$ ) ,M>XI/S AS A BASIS ( ATTACK UPON ! :OLE CAPITALI/IC 
SOCIETY4 

,! DEVELOPM5T ( M>G9AL UTILITY ECONOMICS IS CLOSELY CONNECT$ ) ! 
DIFFICULTY ( ! PROPON5TS ( ! CLASSICAL !ORY TO CONFUTE ,M>XI/ 
!ORIES1 AS BO? ! ,CLASSICI/S & ! ,M>XI/S BAS$ !IR >GUM5T ON ! 
SAME OBJECTIVE VALUE CONCEPT4 ,! M>G9AL UTILITY S*OOL >OSE 9 DEF5SE ( 
CAPITALISM1 & ITS APOLOGY CONSI/$ 9 ! CON/RUCTION ( A VALUE CONCEPT 
:I* JU/IFI$ ! PREVAIL+ CLASS & 9COME DIFF]5TIATIONS4 ,! EXI/+ 
9EQUALITIES BAS$ ON ! EXPLOITATION ( LABOR W]E EXPLA9$ AS AN 
UNDEFEATABLE NATURAL LAW ( DIM9I%+ UTILITY4 ,?IS !ORY1 
AS WAS SO WELL /AT$ BY ,C4 ,E4 ,AYRES .<#c.>1 

0,ONLY UND]TAKES TO DEMON/RATE UND] ANY GIV5 
CONDITIONS ( 9COME DI/RIBUTION ! AUTOMATIC A*IEVEM5T ( ! MAXIMUM 
TOTAL ( HUMAN SATISFACTION3 ! GREATE/ GOOD ( ALL4 ,EV5 SO1 ?IS 
POOR-LITTLE-RI*-GIRL NOTION :I* PROPOSES TO BALANCE ! SURFEIT ( ! RI* 
AGA9/ ! PREC>I\S EXI/5CE ( ! POOR IS SO EXTRAVAGANTLY COMPLAC5T 
?AT MO/ ECONOMI/S HAVE HESITAT$ TO GIVE IT CLE> & UNEQUIVOCAL 
EXPRESSION40 

,?\< S+LE CONCEPTS ( ?IS !ORY W]E ADOPT$ BY ECONOMI/S ( O!R 
S*OOLS1 NEV]!LESS1 AS A G5]AL !ORY1 IT WAS SL[LY AB&ON$4 ,! 
,NEO-,CLASSICI/S1 = 9/ANCE1 DID NOT BO!R !MSELVES ANY LONG] ) 
QUE/IONS AS TO ! DESIRABILITY OR ! JU/IFICATION ( ! PREVAIL+ 
ECONOMIC SY/EM3 !Y SIMPLY TOOK = GRANT$ ?AT IT WAS ! BE/ POSSIBLE 
ONE1 & M]ELY TRI$ TO F9D MEANS ( MAK+ IT MORE EFFICI5T1 A CONDITION 
:I* =C$ !M TO RE/RICT !MSELVES1 AS F> AS M>KET PH5OM5A W]E 
CONC]N$1 TO M]E PRICE CONSID]ATIONS4 ,! VALUE CONCEPT WAS DISPLAC$ BY A 
CO/-(-PRODUCTION !ORY1 :I* ! ,NEO-,CLASSICI/S ?\<T SUFFICI5T TO 
EXPLA9 ! EXI/+ DIVISION ( WEAL?4 

,H[EV]1 ! QUE/ION ( UTILITY WAS RAIS$ ANEW 9 RELATION TO ! PROBLEM 
( ! ALLOCATION ( RES\RCES 9 A SOCIALI/ ECONOMY .<#d.> & IT WAS PO9T$ \T ?AT EV5 ) AN ACCEPTANCE ( 
! LABOR !ORY ( VALUE1 ! QUE/ION ( DEM& MU/ BE DEALT )4 
,IT IS CLE> ?AT NO SOCIETY CAN PREVAIL :I* 5TIRELY DISREG>DS ! REAL 
NE$S ( ITS PEOPLE2 ?AT PRODUCTION IS IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS M5 >E ABLE TO EAT 
& WORK4 

0,EV]Y *ILD KN[S1 TOO1 ?AT ! MASS ( PRODUCTS 
CORRESPOND+ TO ! DIFF]5T NE$S REQUIRE DIFF]5T & QUANTITATIVELY 
DET]M9$ MASSES ( ! TOTAL LABOR ( SOCIETY4 ,?AT ?IS NECESSITY ( 
DI/RIBUT+ SOCIAL LABOR 9 DEF9ITE PROPORTIONS CANNOT BE DONE AWAY ) BY 
! P>TICUL> =M ( SOCIAL PRODUCTION1 BUT CAN ONLY *ANGE ! 
=M IT ASSUMES1 IS SELF-EVID5T40 .<#e.> 

,H[EV]1 ! QUE/ION ( ! ALLOCATION ( RES\RCES TO MEET DEM& & 9 
! 9T]E/ ( ECONOMY AS IT IS RAIS$ 9 MOD]N ECONOMIC !ORY HAS NO 
CONNECTION ) ! SIMPLE & DIRECT /ATEM5T ( ,M>X JU/ QUOT$1 BUT IS 
DET]M9$ BY CLASS CONSID]ATIONS BAS$ ON A P>TICUL> =M 9 :I* ! 
UNION ( LABOR & ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION IS ACCOMPLI%$4 

,9 ,RUSSIA1 AS ELSE:]E1 ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION >E NOT CONTROLL$ BY ! 
WORK]S BUT >E ! MONOPOLY ( A SPECIAL GR\P 9 SOCIETY4 ,9 ! RELATIONS ( 
! WORK]S TO ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 NO DIFF]5CE EXI/S BETWE5 A PRIVATE 
PROP]TY SOCIETY & A /ATE-CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 ,! POSITION ( ! ,RUSSIAN 
BUREAUCRACY TO ITS WORK]S IS EXACTLY ! SAME AS ?AT ( ! 9DIVIDUAL 
5TREPR5EUR TO HIS4 ,! FIR/ NE$ ( ?AT BUREAUCRACY IS TO SAFEGU>D ITS [N 
POSITION 9 ORD] TO DEVELOP 9DU/RY & AGRICULTURE4 ,:ATEV] ELSE ?IS 
BUREAUCRACY MAY DO1 IT HAS FIR/ ( ALL TO 0PLAN0 ITS [N SECURITY1 
& !N TO PROCE$ TO 0PLAN0 LIFE = ! RE/ ( ! POPULATION4 
,?IS IS RECOGNIZ$ NOT ONLY BY ! PRES5T & SUPPOS$LY 
0DEG5]AT$0 ,RUSSIAN BUREAUCRACY1 BUT WAS CLE> ALSO TO ! 
0F\ND]S0 ( ! ,RUSSIAN /ATE-CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 

0,AS A G5]AL RULE10 ,TROTSKY HAS SAID .<#f.>1 0MAN /RIVES TO AVOID LABOR4 
,! PROBLEM BE=E ! SOCIAL ORGANIZATION IS JU/ TO BR+ 
'LAZ9ESS' )9 A DEF9ITE FRAMEWORK1 TO DISCIPL9E IT1 & TO 
PULL MANK9D TOGE!R 444 ,! ONLY WAY TO ATTRACT ! LABOR P[] NECESS>Y = 
\R ECONOMIC PROBLEMS IS TO 9TRODUCE COMPULSORY LABOR S]VICE 444 ,WE CAN HAVE 
NO WAY TO ,SOCIALISM EXCEPT BY ! AU?ORITATIVE REGULATION ( ! ECONOMIC 
=CES & RES\RCES ( ! C\NTRY1 & ! C5TRALIZ$ DI/RIBUTION ( LABOR 
P[] 9 H>MONY ) ! G5]AL ,/ATE PLAN4 ,! ,LABOR ,/ATE CONSID]S ITSELF 
EMP[]$ TO S5D EV]Y WORK] TO ! PLACE :]E HIS WORK IS NECESS>Y4 ,& 
NOT ONE S]I\S ,SOCIALI/ WILL BEG9 TO D5Y TO ! ,LABOR ,/ATE ! RI<T TO 
LAY ITS H& UPON ! WORK] :O REFUSES TO EXECUTE HIS LABOR DUTY40 

,AFT] ! QUE/ION ( PRODUCTION IS ?US SETTL$1 ! QUE/ION ( 
DI/RIBUTION IS EASILY SOLV$4 

0,WE /ILL RETA91 & = A LONG TIME WILL RETA91 ! 
SY/EM ( WAGES10 ,TROTSKY PO9T$ \T .<#g.>4 ,H[EV]1 0,WAGES1 9 ! =M BO? ( MONEY & 
( GOODS1 MU/ BE BR\<T 9TO ! CLOSE/ POSSIBLE T\* ) ! PRODUCTIVITY 
( 9DIVIDUAL LABOR 444 ,?OSE WORK]S :O DO MORE = ! G5]AL 9T]E/ ?AN 
O!RS RECEIVE ! RI<T TO A GREAT] QUANTITY ( ! SOCIAL PRODUCT ?AN ! 
LAZY1 ! C>ELESS1 & ! DISORGANIZ]S4 ,F9ALLY1 :5 IT REW>DS SOME1 ! 
,LABOR ,/ATE CANNOT BUT PUNI% O!RS -- ?OSE :O >E CLE>LY 9FR++ 
LABOR SOLID>ITY1 UND]M9+ ! COMMON WORK1 & S]I\SLY IMPAIR+ ! 
,SOCIALI/ R5AISSANCE ( ! C\NTRY4 ,REPRESSION = ! ATTA9M5T ( ECONOMIC 
5DS IS A NECESS>Y WEAPON ( ! ,SOCIALI/ DICTATOR%IP40 

,! CONTROL ( PRODUCTION BY A P>TICUL> GR\P 9 SOCIETY C>RIES ) IT 
!IR CONTROL ( DI/RIBUTION4 ,! DIVISION ( SOCIETY 9TO RUL]S & RUL$ AS 
DEEM$ NECESS>Y BY ,TROTSKY & AS EXI/S 9 ,RUSSIA REQUIRES1 BESIDES A 
SUFFICI5T NUMB] ( BAYONETS1 AN IDEOLOGY :I* CONV9CES ?OSE :O >E RUL$ 
?AT !IR /ATUS IS NATURAL1 UNAVOIDABLE1 & B5EFICIAL4 ,9COME 
DIFF]5TIATIONS &1 ) ?IS1 ! =MATION ( ADDITIONAL GR\P 9T]E/S1 
BECOMES AN 9CREAS+ NECESSITY1 & IS ACC5TUAT$ /ILL MORE BY ! POLITICAL 
NE$ TO PRECLUDE A UNITY ( MIS]Y AGA9/ ! PRIVILEG$ 9 SOCIETY4 ,BECAUSE 
,M>XISM C\LD BE EMPLOY$ ONLY 9 OPPOSITION TO SU* A /ATE ( AFFAIRS1 IT HAD 
TO BE IGNOR$1 OR EMASCULAT$ 9 FAVOR ( EVALUATIONS SUPPOS$LY BAS$ ON 
SC>CITY1 UTILITY1 OR DEM&S2 = BEH9D SU* T]MS1 NOT 
ONLY REAL BUT ALSO ASSUM$ UTILITY1 SC>CITY1 & DEM& CAN BE HIDD5 & 
JU/IFI$4 ,! 0UTILITY0 ( ! ONE OR O!R SOCIAL FUNCTION OR 
LABOR IS FIR/ ( ALL ! 0UTILITY0 IT HAS = ! SAFEGU>D+ ( 
EXI/+ CLASS RELATIONS & ITS CORRESPOND+ MODE ( PRODUCTION4 ,NOT SOCIAL 
NE$S WILL DET]M9E 0UTILITY10 BUT GR\PS 9T]E/S4 ,! CLASS 
/RUCTURE ( SOCIETY COMES TO LI<T PRECISELY 9 ITS NE$ = SU* EVALUATIONS4 
,JU/ AS LITTLE AS ! PRIVILEGES ( ! CAPITALI/S RESULTS FROM !IR 
0UTILITY0 BUT FROM ! FACT ?AT !Y CONTROL ! MEANS ( 
PRODUCTION & >E ?US ABLE TO EXPLOIT ! WORK]S1 SO LITTLE DOES 
0UTILITY0 EXPLA9 ! PRIVILEGES ( ! ,RUSSIAN BUREAUCRACY4 ,?OSE 
PRIVILEGES >E ALSO BAS$ ON ! CONDITIONS ( ! CONTROL ( ! MEANS ( 
PRODUCTION BY ! BUREAUCRACY4 ,A !ORY JU/IFY+ CLASS RULE & EXPLOITATION 
IS NECESS>Y 9 ,RUSSIA1 & ITS ACCEPTANCE ( ! DEF5SE !ORIES ( 
CAPITALISM DOES NOT1 AS ! $ITORS ( ,COMMON ,S5SE BELIEVE1 
9DICATE ! FAULTY *>ACT] ( ,M>XISM1 BUT ITS CONT9U$ USEFULNESS 9 ! 
CLASS /RUGGLE ( ! ,RUSSIAN WORK]S AGA9/ !IR PRES5T MA/]S4 

#a4 ',M>X OV] 
,EUROPE'1 ,COMMON ,S5SE1 ,SEPTEMB] #a#i#c#h1 P4 #d4 

#b4 ,K4 ,M>X1 ,CAPITAL4 
,VOL ,I1 P4 #a#h4 

#c4 ,! ,PROBLEMS ( ,ECONOMIC 
,ORD]1 ,NEW ,YORK1 #a#i#c#h1 P4 #d#c4 

#d4 ,OSC> ,LANGE1 ,ON ! 
,ECONOMIC ,!ORY ( ,SOCIALISM1 ,M9NEAPOLIS #a#i#c#h4 

#e4 ,! ,CORRESPOND5CE ( 
,M>X & ,5GELS1 ,NEW ,YORK1 #a#i#c#d1 P4 #b#d#f4 

#f4 ,L4 ,TROTSKY1 ,DICTATOR%IP 
VS4 ,DEMOCRACY1 ,NEW ,YORK1 #a#i#b#b1 PP4 #a#c#c-#a#d#b4 

#g4 ,IBID41 P4 
#a#d#i4 

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,M>* #b1 #bba 3 ,M>XISM & ,M>G9AL ,UTILITY ,ECONOMICS -- ,ADD$4 
,JANU>Y #h1 #bbb 3 ,M>XISM & ,M>G9AL ,UTILITY ,ECONOMICS -- ,UPDAT$4 

 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3  
HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/