Colonial Capitalism and Rural Class Formation (ص 47)

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Colonial Capitalism and Rural Class Formation (ص 47)

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in the process of transition, some of these “elements,” are totally
destroyed while others persist (Wolpe,1980:40).
In his “theory of articulation," Wolpe does not address the
of which elements compose pre-capitalist relations of production,
does he provide an answer to the same question posed earlier,
whether capitalism can predominate over pre-capitalist relations
production. One thing, though. is clear from Wolpe's "theory
articulation," that is, his rejection of "...the inevitability
capitalism..." Instead, he suggests that pre-capitalist
May or may not be transformed by capitalism (Wolpe,1980:41).
Empirical studies on socio-economic change in South Africa
1980; Burawoy,1976) and Rhodesia (Arrighi,1973) provide
elaborate version of which pre-capitalist "elements" or
capitalism is capable of destroying and which are preserved.
issue
nor
Cy,
of
of
of
relations
(Wolpe,
more
"agents"
All
authors concerned here agree that through competition, capitalism in
both economies had ruined African independent production
transformed the African natural economy into one dependent
market.
and
the
Most important, however, is that all three authors also agree that
the “expropriation of land and peasants" was only partially affected
by capitalism (Burawoy,1976; Arrighi, 1973; Wolpe,1980).
Articulationists, in general, agree that it is in the interest
capitalism to maintain some aspects of pre-capitalist relations.
partial expropriation of the land, expressed in the creation of
of
The
the
"Reserves" and the creation of a class of wage-labourers which is only
partially dependent on the capitalist, is explained in terms of the
specific needs of South African and Rhodesian capitalism
(Burawoy,1976; Wolpe, 1980; Arrighi,1973). Commenting on this point,
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