In classical political economy, only activities connected to producing material objects counted as productive.

Evidence (1)

What counts as productive? Redefining ‘producers’ in economic discourse, 1890–1960 — Classical political economy: producers as creators of material wealth

only activities connected to the production of material objects were to count.

https://doi.org/10.1080/03085147.2024.2404355#unit-4-p4

Respond to this claim on Isonomia

Build or challenge arguments with structured reasoning in the Digital Agora.

Join & respond

Embed this claim

<iframe
  src="https://www.isonomia.app/embed/claim/5e92a40e854a1d5a97fdcf619da106c2f8ed57233db8ce87d19837414235cd09"
  width="600"
  height="280"
  frameborder="0"
  style="border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius: 8px;"
  title="Isonomia Claim"
  loading="lazy"
></iframe>

Copy and paste into any website or forum that supports HTML.