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Question 401: Describe how and why commodity circulation contains the possibility of crisis.

[1198] Utegirl: Marx defines a crisis as a situation where two things that belong together are forcefully reunited. Another definition from Marx is when two things are connected that should not be, the forceful separation of these two things is also a crisis.

As Hans states, “A crisis prone situation where two things are separate that belong together. The actual crisis itself is when these two things are reunified through a forcible act. In commodity circulation a crisis-prone situation comes about when the direct barter is sub-divided into two acts: the sale and the purchase.”

There are a few situations in which the sale and purchase could cause a crisis. When a person sells a good, then doesn't buy something right afterwards, or even hoards the money, that possibly could cause a crisis. Another possiblity is when a person buys too much and one time, and can't sell anything then that person then created a crisis for themselves, to be able to purchase anymore until they sell anything else.

I also want to bring in that commodity circulation can cause a crisis, when used around the world, especially in Marx time, where values and values of commodities can be different. People then have to decide what price to pay and what it is worth for them at that time. It also depends on how people have to earn/gain that commodity.

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