Transition to capitalism in modern france, the: primitive accumulation and markets from the old regime to the post-wwii era
Auteur :
Lafrance, Xavier / Miller, Stephen
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367553043
Date de publication :
27 juin 2025
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
440 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book challenges the foregoing consensus by showing that the French economy performed poorly relative to its rivals because of non-capitalist social relations. Specifically, peasants and artisans controlled the lands and workshops in autonomous communities and did not have to improve labor productivity to survive.