On Marx’s Theory Of International Division Of Labor

International division of labor is the product of capitalism developing to a certain stage.In the process of capital global expansion,division of labor has gradually broken through the limitation of domestic narrow market to global distribution,and the international division system of labor with the purpose of serving capital proliferation emerged.As a form of global cooperation,international division of labor has a profound internal relationship with the formation and development of capitalism.On the one hand,the international division of labor system can integrate global superior resources,promote production specialization,and objectively improve the efficiency of resource utilization and the overall productivity level of the world.On the other hand,the international division of labor system under the capitalist system obeys and serves the capital proliferation.The huge productivity created by the international division of labor cooperation is occupied by capitalists for free,which greatly improves the speed of capital proliferation and the efficiency of capital utilization.The world wealth is constantly gathering to capital,and the majority of national countries involved in the capitalist world production system are forced to become capital increase Colonization tools and lost prospects for development of “local workers”.Marx,when examining the logic of capitalism,not only realized the important role of international division of labor in capital expansion,but also insight into the practical significance of international division of labor for the realization of human freedom and liberation.In Marx’s vast theoretical works,although there was no special description of international division of labor,the discussion of division of labor and even international division of labor ran through the theoretical development of the theory.To explore Marx’s thought of international division of labor is not only the internal requirement of developing Marxist political economics,but also the urgent need of our country to participate in the practice of international division of labor.Based on the classic text of Marx and Engels,this paper,drawing on the previous research results,combined with the current situation of China participating in international division of labor and the adjustment of global economic pattern,systematically discusses the theory of international division of labor of Marx.The structure of this paper can be summarized as follows:The first part,the author has studied the ideological source and the formation process of Marx’s theory of international division of labor.There are three main sources of Marx’s theory of international division of labor: the classical economic school of England,the German Historical School and utopian socialism.The paper holds that the formation of Marx’s theory of international division of labor is as follows: Marx’s thought of international division of labor originated in the manuscript of economic philosophy in 1844,and the extensive discussion on international division of labor in the texts of German Ideology,philosophy poverty and the Communist Party Declaration symbolizes the formation of the basic viewpoints of Marx’s theory of international division of labor,and then through capital and The empirical analysis of his manuscript makes Marx’s theory of international division of labor develop further.The second part systematically combs the main contents of Marx’s theory of international division of labor,which is the main content of this paper,mainly from five aspects: one is to explain Marx’s view on the power of international division of labor,including the development of productivity,the international expansion of capital and the need of capital proliferation.Second,the basic pattern of “center periphery” of international division of labor and the characteristics of inequality,compulsion,exploitation and openness are analyzed.Third,it expounds the logic of the dual function of international division of labor in productivity and production relations,and thus obtains the world historical significance of international division of labor.Fourth,it analyzes the internal functions of the basic contradiction between the intensification of international division of labor and the abandonment of capitalism.Fifth,the author compares and summarizes the three theoretical qualities of Marx’s theory of international division of labor,which are practical,class and humanistic.The third part further reveals the contemporary value of Marx’s international division of labor theory.From the theoretical value,Marx’s thought of international division of labor is of great significance to understand Marxist political and economic criticism,to analyze the essence of capitalist economic globalization and to innovate and develop Marxism in China.From the practical value,Marx’s thought of international division of labor is an important guide to improve the level of comprehensive productivity,innovate the development mode,promote China to climb to the high-end value chain of international division of labor,and build a fair and reasonable new order of international division of labor.