The destruction of land rent and the rate of profit in agriculture

Vol. 1 No. 3 (1981)

Jul-Sep / 1981
Published July 1, 1981
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How to Cite

Nakano, Yoshiaki. 1981. “The Destruction of Land Rent and the Rate of Profit in Agriculture”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 1 (3):281-92. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31571981-3003.

The destruction of land rent and the rate of profit in agriculture

Yoshiaki Nakano
Professor da Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas. São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 1 No. 3 (1981), Jul-Sep / 1981, Pages 281-292

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