The destruction of land rent and the rate of profit in agriculture
Abstract
Even in the most advanced economies, most agricultural production is based on
family labor. This can contradict the classical theories of the development of agriculture as
the destruction of the peasantry and modernization of the agricultural sector. This article analyzes
the challenges to these classical theories, particularly focusing on how to understand
the resistance of non-capitalist forms of production in agriculture.
JEL Classification: Q12; Q11; O13; P12; B51.
Keywords: Marxism peasantry capitalism agricultural production