The invention of capitalism : classical political economy and the secret history of primitive accumulation / Michael Perelman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perelman, Michael.

Contributor:

Perelman, Michael.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classical school of economics--History.

Classical school of economics.

Economics--History.

Economics.

Division of labor--History.

Division of labor.

Capitalism--History.

Capitalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (422 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rethinks the history of classical political economy by assessing the Marxian idea of "primitive accumulation," the process by which a propertyless working class is created.

Contents:

Introduction: Dark Designs

1 The Enduring Importance of Primitive Accumulation

2 The Theory of Primitive Accumulation

3 Primitive Accumulation and the Game Laws

4 The Social Division of Labor and Household Production

5 Elaborating the Model of Primitive Accumulation

6 The Dawn of Political Economy

7 Sir James Steuart's Secret History of Primitive Accumulation

8 Adam Smith's Charming Obfuscation of Class

9 The Revisionist History of Professor Adam Smith

10 Adam Smith and the Ideological Role of the Colonies

11 Benjamin Franklin and the Smithian Ideology of Slavery and Wage Labor

12 The Classics as Cossacks: Classical Political Economy versus the Working Class

13 The Counterattack

14 Notes on Development

Conclusion.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Classical political economy. 1984, c1983.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-405 and index.

Related Work:

Perelman, Michael. Classical political economy.

ISBN:

9786612903595

9781282903593

1282903594

9780822380696

0822380692

OCLC:

850213265