David Goodman – Michael Redclift. From Peasant to Proletarian.

Contents

Introduction

1 – The ‘agrarian question’ in Europe

2 – Theories of capitalist transition and underdevelopment

3 – The agricultural surplus, petty commodity production and social differentiation

4 – Paths of transition: models and cases

5 – Brazil: towards the intensive agricultural frontier

6 – Mexico: the political limits of transition

7 – Conclusion