POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Laziness, Petite Bourgeoisie, The Communist Manifesto
6 Apr 2014
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Bourgeois pros and cons: history of society = history of class struggle between oppressed and oppressor, the epoch of bourgeois possesses one distinct feature: class struggle simplified = two distinct groups, positive: Bourgeois exploit workers + turn all transactions and occupations into money o relations. In order to exist, constant change in production is necessary = constant change in o relations of production = constant change of how society functions (mode) => instability, confusion, sense of loss of antiquity o. Need to constantly expand markets = destruction of: Local sufficiency: after people are satisfied with their own local goods, want imported goods to satisfy them. Independence: as raw materials are brought in from all over to be manufactured, then sent out = chain of events = dependence. Separate country"s image: forces countries (like china) to participate in their mode of production capitalism or face extinction, thus creating a world based on their own image o.
