The Transition to Capitalism in Modern France Primitive Accumulation and Markets from the Old Regime to the Post-WWII Era |
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| Author:
| Lafrance, Xavier
Miller, Stephen |
| Series title: | Routledge Studies in the Modern History of France Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-000-99063-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2023 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $52.95USD $190.00USD $190.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.