Sobreproducción y crisis. Algunas fuentes clásicas de Marx
Keywords:
sobreproducción, crisis, economia, MarxAbstract
Resumen
El artículo resume las principales discusiones que tuvieron lugar a inicios del siglo XIX en torno a la posibilidad de que en todos los mercados se diera simultáneamente un exceso de producción. Marx estudia este debate y hace una propuesta que recupera y al mismo tiempo supera las principales posiciones en disputa: la de Ricardo, Say y J. Mill, que descartan la posibilidad de una sobreproducción generalizada por cuanto “la oferta total de bienes y servicios iguala la demanda total”, y la de Lauderdale, Sismondi y Malthus, para quienes un exceso de acumulación de capital genera un agotamiento en las condiciones de la reproducción. Se esbozan los elementos del concepto de Marx sobre la crisis que permiten comprender mejor su posición frente a ese histórico debate.
Abstract
The article summarizes the main discussions - at the beginning of the 19th Century - about the possibility of a simultaneous overproduction in whole market. Marx studies this debate and makes a proposal that recovers and at the same time surpasses the main positions in dispute: that of Ricardo, Say and J. Mill, that rules out the possibility of a general glut inasmuch as “the total supply of goods and services will exactly equal the total demand”, and that of Lauderdale, Sismondi and Malthus, according to which the accumulation of capital generates an exhaustion in the conditions of the reproduction. The elements of Marx’s concept about the crisis are outlined and allow to better understand his position set against the historic debate.
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