Authors:Gil Eyal, Ivan Szelenyi, Eleanor R. Townsley, Elea
Publisher: Verso
Keywords: elites, eastern, europe, ruling, new, capitalism, capitalists, making
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2001-03-11
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 1859843123
ISBN-13: 9781859843123

Making Capitalism without Capitalists guides us towards a deeper understanding of the origins of modern capitalism. Classical social theory in its search for the genesis of capitalism explored the process of transition from feudalism to capitalism. Making Capitalism without Capitalists focuses instead on the transition from socialism to capitalism, where capitalism is made without a capitalist class. Making Capitalism without Capitalists reflects on the sociological characteristics of the Communist system breakdown in 1989 and offers a theory of social structure of post-Communist societies. 19