Labor Régime Change in the Twenty-First Century
Unfreedom, Capitalism and Primitive Accumulation
Description
Labor Regime Change in the Twenty-First Century sets as its task to assess the validity, in light of current economic development, of the epistemology structuring different historical interpretations that see unfree labor as incompatible with capitalism. Conventional wisdom holds that regarding the opposition between capitalism and unfreedom an unbroken continuity links Marxism to Adam Smith, Malthus, Mill, and Max Weber. Challenging this, Brass argues that Marx accepted that, where class struggle is global, capitalist producers employ workers who are unfree.
Author Bios
Tom Brass Ph.D Phil (1982) formerly lectured in the SPS Faculty at Cambridge University and directed studies for Queens' College. He edited The Journal of Peasant Studies for almost two decades, and has published extensively on agrarian issues and rural labour relation.
More Info
ISBN: 9781608462407
Publication date: February 23, 2013
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Smithian Inheritance
2. The Marxist Inheritance
3. Semi-Feudalism and Modern Marxism
4. ‘Disguised’ Wage Labour and Modern Marxism
5. Unfreedom as Primitive Accumulation?
6. Germany and the United States: ‘Primitive’ or ‘Fully Functioning’ Accumulation?
7. ‘Medieval Working Practices’? British Agriculture and the Return of the Gangmaster
8. Citizenship and Human Rights – or Socialism?
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
