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1. Classical Theory

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   In analyzing the composition of capital) invested by industrialists, classical economists differentiated between constant capital ($$C$$), representing machinery and raw materials, and variable capital ($$V$$), representing wages paid to living labor. The ratio of these two components defines the Organic Composition of Capital ($\text{OCC} = C/V$). As technological innovation necessarily increases the proportion of machinery relative to direct labor…