Capitalism from Above and Capitalism from Below

An Essay in Comparative Political Economy

AvT. Byres

Häftad, Engelska, 1996

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The distinction between 'capitalism from above' and 'capitalism from below' is important in the analysis of the agrarian question in poor countries. The 'Prussian path' and the 'American path' are here examined, against existing historical scholarship.

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Utgivningsdatum:1996-01-01
Mått:140 x 216 x 29 mm
Vikt:649 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:490
Upplaga:1996
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781349251193

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Preface - Foreword - Maps: Prussia and North America - PART 1: THE PROBLEMATIC - Origins, Context and Method - The Agrarian Question, Diversity of Agrarian Transition and the Two Paths: 'Capitalism from Above' and 'Capitalism from Below' - PART 2: THE PRUSSIAN PATH: CAPITALISM FROM ABOVE - From 'One of Europe's Freest Peasantries' to Feudalism and the Eve of Abolition of Serfdom - The Prussian Transition: Full-Blooded Capitalism from Above and Its Consequences - PART 3: THE AMERICAN PATHS - Attempted Feudalism, Primitive Accumulation and Eradication of Native Populations - The South: Slavery - The Postbellum South: From Slavery, Through Unfree Labour to Wage Labour - The North and the West: From Early to Advanced Petty Commodity Production - PART 4: SOME CONCLUSIONS - The Comparison, Some Implications, and the Dangers of Drawing Contemporary Lessons - References - Index