The Unterkonsumtionstheorie is an economical thesis of John Atkinson Hobson, after which developing economic crises (Unterkonsumtionskrise) from an insufficient demand for consumer goods is be explained and be fought by stabilization of the purchasing power of the population by wage increases can. The Unterkonsumstheorie is basis for Hobsons imperialism criticism, after that the English imperialistic expansion end 19. Century by a general wage increase and a rising Binnenkonsum would have avoided to be able to become.

Unterkonsumption because of purchasing power lacking meant usually structural causes and that at least a relative overproduction is present with simultaneous poverty of a substantial part of the population. The products, which could be sold, are potenziell present and are needed, but the purchasing power is not sufficient to actually buy these.

Already before Hobson a similar theory developed of Johann Karl Rodbertus. In addition a role plays for instance in the discussion around the Keynesianismus to today the Unterkonsumtionstheorie. As theory it is also within marxism disputed, disputed, because it has a solution in the form of "productivity-oriented wage policy" contrary to the law of the tendentious case of the profit rate, which does not see a lasting crisis solution.

Systematic consideration

The philosopher Karl Popper gives in his work "the open society and its enemies ", to volume 2 "Hegel and Marx "a systematic compilation, how a society can react to an increase of the productivity.

The higher productive strength the available can be used for:

• Case A: Capital goods. Then one invests, in order to manufacture more capital goods, which increase the productivity still more. The problem is shifted into the future. Popper regards this therefore as no continuous solution.
• Case B: Consumer goods
  • for the entire population
  • for a part of the population
• Case C: Shorter hours
  • daily work time
  • the number "of unproductive "workers, Popper means those outside of the producing trade, rises, in particular scientist, physicians, artist, businessmen etc.

Popper draws a line here now. So far it acted over for the population pleasing effects of an increase of the productivity. There is however also unpleasant effects conceivable.

• • the number of unemployed persons rises.
• Case D: The number of goods, which produces, but neither to be consumed nor invested, rises
  • Consumer goods are destroyed
  • Capital goods are not used, i.e. enterprises lie fallow
  • goods, which are neither investment nor consumer goods, are produced, e.g. Weapons (see also permanent arms economy)
  • Work is used, in order to destroy capital goods and to lower so the productivity again.

In the light of the growth theory the problem can be represented on the basis numerical examples.

Numerical examples

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