Social Change, Historical Modes-of-Production and the Tendency toward Capital Concentration

Steven Gerardi

New York City College of Technology, New York, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/sm.2012.23032                

Abstract

This effort suggests that a key component within the conflict paradigm often not referred to in the literature is the Tendency Toward Capital Concentration as a function of historical changing economic modes-of-production. Furthermore, modes-of-production change is the primary force of social change within the conflict view. This effort will cite several examples of changing economic modes-of-production as the result of Tendency Toward Capital Concentration, which has acted as force of social change.

Keywords

Socail Change; Mode-of-Productions; Capitial Concentration

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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