#+title: the accumulation of capital
- tags :: [[file:20201111222005-capital.org][capital]] [[file:capitalism.org][capitalism]]

The accumulation of capital refers to the process by which wealth has a tendency
to be concentrated by either individuals or firms.

The process of accumulating capital is relatively straightforward: through the
production process, firms generate [[file:20200716134257-surplus_value.org][surplus-value]]. This surplus-value takes the
form of money until the capitalist reinvests it back into the production
process.

Capitalists are able to accumulate capital by means of [[file:20200716144936-wage_labor.org][wage labor]], where workers
are paid for their [[file:20200716135348-labor_power.org][labor-power]] rather than their labor.