▁forms ▁is ▁often ▁an ▁abstra ction ▁from ▁observable ▁reality . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁analysis ▁which ▁only ▁a ims ▁to ▁define ▁the ▁ess ence ▁of ▁economic ▁phen omena ▁( i . e . ▁what ▁their ▁true ▁or ▁overall ▁significance ▁is ), ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁critical ▁ins pection ▁of ▁the ▁evidence . ▁Thus , ▁Marx ▁often ▁offers ▁only ▁a ▁simplified ▁or ▁ideal ized ▁account ▁of ▁economic ▁phen omena . ▁The ▁largest ▁part ▁of ▁Marx ' s ▁economic ▁writ ings ▁was ▁never ▁published ▁in ▁his ▁lifetime , ▁and ▁was ▁never ▁prepared ▁for ▁publication ▁by ▁Marx ▁himself . ▁The ▁ide ology ▁of ▁" Mar x ism " ▁was ▁formed ▁already ▁long ▁before ▁all ▁the ▁facts ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁texts ▁became ▁available , ▁which ▁meant ▁that ▁Marx ▁the ▁man , ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁his ▁work ▁were ▁frequently ▁interpreted ▁in ▁a ▁false ▁way . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Abstract ▁labour ▁and ▁concrete ▁labour ▁Capital ▁accum ulation ▁Cambridge ▁capital ▁controvers y ▁Cost - of - production ▁theory ▁of ▁value ▁Crit ic isms ▁of ▁the ▁labour ▁theory ▁of ▁value ▁Marx ian ▁econom ics ▁Prim itive ▁accum ulation ▁of ▁capital ▁Soci ally ▁necessary ▁labour ▁time ▁Use ▁value ▁Val or isation ▁Value - form ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : The ory ▁of ▁value ▁( e conom ics ) ▁Category : Mar x ian ▁econom ics <0x0A> </s> ▁Len ink ə nd ▁or ▁Len ink end ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁Len ink ə nd , ▁L ach in , ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Must af ab ə y li , ▁A