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Rate of exploitation
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Marxian_economics/HknY9QUK">Marxian economics</a>, the rate of exploitation is the ratio of the total amount of unpaid labor done (<a href="/facts/Surplus-value/0wkzGCFm">surplus-value</a>) to the total amount of wages paid (the value of <a href="/facts/Labour_power/VduRHmg0">labour power</a>). The rate of exploitation is often also called the rate of surplus-value. </p>