The Meaning of 'So-Called Primitive Accumulation'

• DOI: 10.14452/mr-074-11-2023-04_4
• Publication Date: 2023-04-05T03:26:39Z
• Authors: Ian Angus
• Keywords: Expropriation; Capital (architecture); Capital Accumulation

What did Marx mean in his discussion of "so-called primitive accumulation" Capital? Here, Ian Angus argues that the term is widely misunderstood—but its illumination reveals great insight to conditions exploitation and expropriation.