Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. The Origin of Exploitation 14
6. 3. Feudalism and Capitalism 28
7. 4. Exploitation and Profits 36
8. 5. The Morality of Exploitation 52
9. 6. The Emergence of Class 72
10. 7. Exploitation without a Labor Market 90
11. 8. Historical Materialism 108
12. 9. Evolving Forms of Exploitation 125
13. 10. Public Ownership of the Means of Production 148
14. 11. Epilogue 172
15. Appendix: Statements and Proofs of Theorems 179
16. Bibliographical Notes 183
17. References 193
18. Index 199