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Match the following theories of wages List - I with their propagators List - II : List-IList-II (a)…

In the history of wage theories as paired in this question, Karl Marx emphasized how the historical and social Standard of Living determines the value of labour power…

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Match the following theories of wages List - I with their propagators List - II :

List-IList-II
(a) Standard of Living theory(i) J.S. Mill
(b) Wage Fund theory(ii) J.B. Clark
(c) Residual Claimant theory(iii) Karl Marx
(d) Marginal Productivity theory(iv) Francis A. Walker
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In the history of wage theories as paired in this question, Karl Marx emphasized how the historical and social Standard of Living determines the value of labour power ((a)-(iii)), John Stuart Mill propounded the Wages Fund Theory ((b)-(i)), Francis A. Walker formulated the Residual Claimant Theory ((c)-(iv)), and John Bates Clark developed the Marginal Productivity Theory of Wages ((d)-(ii)).

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