----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- I can suggest, as a starter, the work of Nathan Rosenberg, who is a diligent student of Smith and Marx on the issue of technical progress: Rosenber, Nathan. Perspectives on Technology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976. ________. "Another Advantage of the Division of Labor." Journal of Political Economy, August 1976, 84:4, pp. 861-868. ________. Inside the Black Box. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. Elias L. Khalil ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]