Capitalism motivated by exploitation of labour to generate profit

Employers can claim right to the profits because they own the productive capital assets (means of production), which are legally protected by the State through property rights. Producing profit (capital) for employers = workers continually reproduce exploitative economic conditions.

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Themes & Theories in International Relations
5. Capitalism. energy, exploitation
A. Marx and Lenin
B. Dialectical materialism
Capitalism motivated by exploitation of labour to generate profit
Changes in economic base lead to broader transformation of society
Dialectical materialism = politics & change based on means-relations
Explanation = via critical historial analysis of capitalism
Key dynamic: tension between means of & relations of production
Means + relations of production = economic base of society.
Societies change as the means of production change
Superstructure = society (underpinned by economic base)
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