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1958 Spectator 4 July 33/3Wage-cost inflation.
1975 J. De Bres tr. E. Mandel Late Capitalism vi. 203 Economies in costs will thus always be accompanied in the long-run by a relative decrease in the share of wage costs in the value of the commodity.