On money and value: a critique to Brunhoff and Mollo’s approach

Vol. 14 No. 3 (1994)

Jul-Sep / 1994
Published July 1, 1994
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How to Cite

Paulani, Leda Maria. 1994. “On Money and Value: A Critique to Brunhoff and Mollo’s Approach”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 14 (3):404-16. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31571994-0721.

On money and value: a critique to Brunhoff and Mollo’s approach

Leda Maria Paulani
Do Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas da Universidade de São Paulo – IPE/USP, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 14 No. 3 (1994), Jul-Sep / 1994, Pages 404-416

Abstract

This paper deals with the relation between money and value in Marx’s work.
It has three purposes. The first (section I) is to criticize Brunhoffs approach to this subject
in “Money in Marx” (1978). The second (section II) is to demonstrate that this conception
may imply results that seem inadequate to a correct comprehension of capitalism. Finally,
section III aims to reply some critical considerations made by Mollo (1991) about Fausto’s
approach to the question. Attention is called to methodological and theoretical aspects in
the paper as a whole.

JEL Classification: D46; B51; E51.


Keywords: Theory of value Marxism money