Agrarian Class Structure and Economic Development in Pre-Industrial Europe

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Agrarian Class Structure and Economic Development in Pre-Industrial Europe is a seminal historical essay by Robert Brenner that analyzes how differing agrarian class relations shaped the paths of economic development in early modern Europe.

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instanceOf historical essay
scholarly article
argues differences in agrarian class structure explain divergent paths of economic development in Europe
arguesAgainst demographic explanations of economic change
purely commercial explanations of economic change
author Robert Brenner NERFINISHED
citedBy economic historians of capitalism
historians of early modern Europe
historical sociologists
compares English agrarian structure with Continental European structures
conclusion English agrarian capitalism fostered sustained economic growth
coercive landlord power in parts of Europe hindered capitalist development
countryOfPublication United Kingdom
discipline history
political economy
examines role of landlords in economic development
role of peasants in economic development
role of state structures in agrarian relations
field Marxist historiography
economic history
social history
focusesOn England NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Western Europe NERFINISHED
hasReputation foundational text in the Brenner debate
seminal work in agrarian history
influenced Brenner debate NERFINISHED
comparative economic history of Europe
studies of the transition from feudalism to capitalism
inspired subsequent comparative studies of European agrarian systems
keyConcept agrarian capitalism
landlord-peasant relations
serfdom
tenant farming
language English
mainTopic agrarian class structure
economic development
pre-industrial Europe
publicationYear 1976
publishedIn Past and Present NERFINISHED
publisher Oxford University Press
relatedTo The Brenner Debate: Agrarian Class Structure and Economic Development in Pre-Industrial Europe NERFINISHED
theoreticalFramework Marxist theory
class relations
mode of production analysis
timePeriodDiscussed early modern period
pre-industrial era

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