Etymology

productive forces

Today it means: The combination of means of labour and labour power which together with certain relations of production form a historically specific mode of production. Full definition →

German Produktivkräfte
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  1. German · calque ofProduktivkräfte
  2. English todayproductive forces

Calque of German Produktivkräfte.

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