relations of production

noun

The sum total of social relationships that people must enter into in order to survive, produce, and reproduce their means of life.

Meanings

nounrelations of production pl (normally plural, singular relation of production)

singular relation of production

  1. Marxismpluralplural normallyThe sum total of social relationships that people must enter into in order to survive, produce, and reproduce their means of life.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 生產關係 /生产关系
  • 生產關係 /生产关系 (shēngchǎn guānxì)sum total
Finnish tuotantosuhteet
  • tuotantosuhteetsum total
German Produktionsverhältnisse
  • Produktionsverhältnissesum total
Japanese 生産関係
  • 生産関係 (seisan kankei)sum total
Romanian relații de producție
  • relații de producțiesum total
Russian производственные отношения
  • производственные отношения (proizvodstvennyje otnošenija)sum total
Spanish relaciones de producción
  • relaciones de producciónsum total
Vietnamese quan hệ sản xuất
  • quan hệ sản xuấtsum total
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