Das Kapital sciences published before 1950. In "Das Kapital" (1867), Marx proposes that the motivating force of capitalism is in the exploitation of labor, whose unpaid work is the ultimate source of surplus value. The owner of the means of production is able to claim the right to this surplus value because he or she is legally protected by the ruling regime through property rights and the legally established distribution of shares which are by law only to be distributed to company owners and their board members. The historical section shows how these rights were acquired in the first place chiefly through
Organic composition of capital constant capital in the total capital outlay increases, and that labor input per product unit declines. The concept is introduced in chapter 25 of "Das Kapital", where Marx writes: In his discussion, Marx leaves out of account components of capital other than labour-power and means of production invested in, such as the faux frais of production (incidental expenses). The full importance of the OCC emerges in chapter 8 of the third volume of "Das Kapital". The value composition of capital (VCC) is usually expressed as a ratio of constant capital to variable capital, or formula_1. Other measures are also used