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1Productive and unproductive labour — were concepts used in classical political economy mainly in the 18th and 19th century, which survive today to some extent in modern management discussions, economic sociology and Marxist or Marxian economic analysis. The concepts strongly… …
2Productive forces — Productive forces, productive powers or forces of production [in German, Produktivkräfte ] is a central concept in Marxism and historical materialism. In Karl Marx and Frederick Engels s own critique of political economy, it refers to the… …
3productive — pro‧duc‧tive [prəˈdʌktɪv] adjective 1. producing or achieving something: • The program is designed to help business users be more productive. • We want to turn welfare recipients into productive, working members of society. • The plant has the… …
4Productive — Pro*duc tive, a. [F. productif, L. productivus fit for prolongation.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having the quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; as, productive soil; productive enterprises; productive labor, that which increases… …
5productive — [prə duk′tiv, prōduk′tiv] adj. [ML productivus < LL, fit for prolongation < L productus, pp. of producere: see PRODUCE] 1. producing abundantly; fertile [productive soil, a productive mind] 2. marked by abundant production or effective… …
6Productive capacity — is a term used to define maximum possible output of an economy. According to UNCTAD, no agreed upon definition exists. UNCTAD itself proposes: the productive resources , entrepreneurial capabilities and production linkages which together… …
7productive capacity — UK US noun [U] PRODUCTION, ECONOMICS ► the ability of a country, area, organization, etc. to produce things: »The intention of all these ideas is to increase the efficiency, competitiveness, and, ultimately, the productive capacity of the economy …
8Productive efficiency — occurs when the economy is operating at its production possibility frontier (PPF). This takes place when production of one good is achieved at the lowest cost possible, given the production of the other good(s). Equivalently, it is when the… …
9Productive cough — are coughs that produce phlegm, in contrast to dry coughs. Usually treated with expectorants that loosen mucus from the respiratory tract …
10productive — I adjective advantageous, causative, constructive, creational, creative, demiurgic, demiurgical, efficient, fecund, ferax, fertile, formative, fructiferous, fructuous, fruitful, gainful, imaginative, industrial, inventive, life giving, luxuriant …
