mode of production

noun

Etymology

Calque of German Produktionsweise.

  1. calqued from Produktionsweise

Definitions

  1. A combination of productive forces such as labour power and means of production, and…

    A combination of productive forces such as labour power and means of production, and social and technical relations of production such as property, power, laws and regulations, etc.

    • The wealth of those societies in which the capitalist mode of production prevails, presents itself as “an immense accumulation of commodities,” its unit being a single commodity.
    • But once you understand what a “mode of production” is the meaning becomes clear. What you are watching is the collapse of feudalism and the emergence of early capitalism.

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