This paper surveys and extends some recent contributions on the theory of exploitation as the unequal exchange of … the literature as special cases. It is shown that the notion of exploitation is logically coherent and can be meaningfully … explore the normative foundations of the notion of exploitation. Finally, it is argued that purely distributive approaches to …

This paper provides a formal dynamic analysis of exploitation, class inequalities and profits. A stylised model of a … existence of exploitation. Second, it is shown that, in a competitive environment, asset inequalities are fundamental for the … emergence of exploitation, but they are not sufficient for its persistence, both in equilibria with accumulation and growth, and …