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Michael Perelman

“In the wake of primitive accumulation, the wage relationship became a seemingly voluntary affair. Workers needed employment and employers wanted workers. In reality, of course, the underlying process was far from voluntary.”

Michael Perelman, The Invention of Capitalism: Classical Political Economy and the Secret History of Primitive Accumulation
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The Invention of Capitalism: Classical Political Economy and the Secret History of Primitive Accumulation The Invention of Capitalism: Classical Political Economy and the Secret History of Primitive Accumulation by Michael Perelman
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