Silvia Federici (2004)
Key concepts primitive accumulation (i) capitalism could not have developed without a prior concentration of capital and labor; and that (ii) the divorcing of the workers from the means of production. not the abstinence of the rich. is the source of capitalist wealth. accumulation crisis declining population growth during and after black death increasing the price of labor, giving workers a strong position to argue favorable contracts (and a sense of self-worth). abundance of land making small scale peasants self-sufficient, villages organizing to stop paying taxes etc. 1450 – 1650: breakdown of feudalism, transition to capitalism enclosure devaluation and feminization of reproductive labor