Capital volumes II (1885) and III (1894) are issued by Engels after Marx's death; they are Engels's editorial labour, stored so Marx is not the unique 1894 typesetter
Capital volumes II (1885) and III (1894) are issued by Engels after Marx's death; they are Engels's editorial labour, stored so Marx is not the unique 1894 typesetter Do not back-date 1894 as 1867. Karl Marx's documented role is: Engels edited. In the causal graph this event strengthens Digital Learning Access, a driver that weakens Learning Poverty Rate (low- and middle-income countries) — an improving welfare path.
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Capital volumes II (1885) and III (1894) are issued by Engels after Marx's death; they are Engels's editorial labour, stored so Marx is not the unique 1894 typesetter Do not back-date 1894 as 1867. Karl Marx's documented role is: Engels edited. Manuscripts were Marx's.
Context
Engels in London after 1883. Sharing his labour is required. The setting of Capital volumes II (1885) and III (1894) are issued by Engels after Marx's death; they are Engels's editorial labour, stored so Marx is not the unique 1894 typesetter is the public file around 1885-01-01. Driver edu-digital-learning-access is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.
Why it matters
Improving path from Capital volumes II (1885) and III (1894) are issued by Engels after Marx's death; they are Engels's editorial labour, stored so Marx is not the unique 1894 typesetter on 1885-01-01. Posthumous volumes are an education path with shared labour. The welfare reading on this path is improving.
If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.
Who was responsible
Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.
Karl Marx
PersonDirect responsibility
responsibility level 0.32 · verified
Engels edited. Manuscripts were Marx's.
What changed
Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.
- FactCapital volumes II (1885) and III (1894) are issued by Engels after Marx's death; they are Engels's editorial labour, stored so Marx is not the unique 1894 typesetter
- strengthensDriverDigital Learning Access
- weakensIndicators (3)Learning Poverty Rate (low- and middle-income countries)
impact weight 0.3 · Effect from 1 January 1885 · verified
Posthumous volumes are an education path with shared labour.
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.12 (weight 0.3 × strength 0.4)
Observed
70% of 10-year-olds · 70 above the normal line (2022)
Worse than normalTwo readings: 57% of 10-year-olds (2019) and 70% of 10-year-olds (2022).
20192022 Above normal = worse
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.1 (weight 0.3 × strength 0.35)
Observed
472 PISA score points · 28 below the normal line (2022)
Worse than normal7 readings, 2003–2022: fell from 499 PISA score points to 472 PISA score points.
Above normal = better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.09 (weight 0.3 × strength 0.3)
Observed
11% of primary-school-age children · 11 above the normal line (2023)
Worse than normalAbove normal = worse
Evidence
The sources behind this fact and its verification state.
- 1.Marxists Internet Archive — On the Jewish QuestionMarxists Internet Archive · High credibility · verified
- 2.Britannica — Karl Marx, Rheinische ZeitungEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish
Official locator: Marxists Internet Archive — Capital II and III neighbourhood at https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/ (opens in a new tab) (Marxists Internet Archive). Independent locator: Britannica — Das Kapital at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Marx (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Official carrier: Marxists Internet Archive — Capital II and III neighbourhood (https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/ (opens in a new tab); Marxists Internet Archive). Independent carrier: Britannica — Das Kapital (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Marx (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica).
Established: a sourced public record of Capital volumes II (1885) and III (1894) are issued by Engels after Marx's death; they are Engels's editorial labour, stored so Marx is not the unique 1894 typesetter under 1885-01-01 for Karl Marx. Established: a sourced public record of Capital volumes II (1885) and III (1894) are issued by Engels after Marx's death; they are Engels's editorial labour, stored so Marx is not the unique 1894 typesetter under 1885-01-01.
Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. Mixed effects of Capital volumes II (1885) and III (1894) are issued by Engels after Marx's death; they are Engels's editorial labour, stored so Marx is not the unique 1894 typesetter are separate paths.
Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.
That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.
Shared responsibility is part of Capital volumes II (1885) and III (1894) are issued by Engels after Marx's death; they are Engels's editorial labour, stored so Marx is not the unique 1894 typesetter. Naming Karl Marx does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1885-01-01 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- ActorKarl Marx
- contributed toFactCapital volumes II (1885) and III (1894) are issued by Engels after Marx's death; they are Engels's editorial labour, stored so Marx is not the unique 1894 typesetter
- strengthensDriverDigital Learning Access
- weakensIndicatorLearning Poverty Rate (low- and middle-income countries)
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Factrail. (2026). Capital volumes II (1885) and III (1894) are issued by Engels after Marx's death; they are Engels's editorial labour, stored so Marx is not the unique 1894 typesetter. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/mar-capital-ii-iii
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