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The Evolution of Modern Capitalism: A Study of Machine Production

J. A. Hobson

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 417 pages

An economic essay from 1902, The Evolution of Modern Capitalism examines how machine production reshaped industry and modern economic life. Hobson traces broad structural changes in capitalism and industrialization, offering historical insight into debates on work, markets, and social evolution.

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THE CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE SERIES.
Edited by HAVELOCK ELLIS.
EVOLUTION
OF MODERN CAPITALISM.

THE EVOLUTION
OF
MODERN CAPITALISM
A STUDY OF MACHINE PRODUCTION.
BY
JOHN A. HOBSON, M.A.,
AUTHOR OF "PROBLEMS OF POVERTY."
THE WALTER SCOTT PUBLISHING CO., LTD.,
PATERNOSTER SQUARE, LONDON, E.C.
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS,
153-157 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK.
1902.
PREFACE.
In seeking to express and illustrate some of the laws of

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Contents

  1. MODERN CAPITALISM
  2. THE EVOLUTION OF MODERN CAPITALISM.

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