Definition von productive forces im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
(Sosyoloji, Toplumbilim) Productive forces, "productive powers" or "forces of production" [in German, Produktivkräfte] is a central concept in Marxism and historical materialism
Productive forces, "productive powers" or "forces of production" is a central concept in Marxism and historical materialism. In Karl Marx and Frederick Engels's own critique of political economy, it refers to the combination of the means of labor (tools, machinery, infrastructure and so on) with human labour power. Although this is little known, Marx and Engels in fact derived the concept from Adam Smith's reference to the "productive powers of labour" (see e.g. chapter 8 of The Wealth of Nations)