Property and Prophets: The Evolution of Economic Institutions and Ideologies

Foreword / Robert Pollin -- The Ideology Of Precapitalist Europe -- Ancient Greek And Roman Slavery -- Feudalism -- The Christian Paternalistic Ethic -- The Anticapitalist Nature Of Feudal Ideology -- The Transition To Early Capitalism And The Beginnings Of The Mercantilist View -- Definition Of Capitalism -- Changes In Technology -- The Increase In Long-distance Trade -- The Putting-out System And The Birth Of Capitalist Industry -- The Decline Of The Manorial System -- The Creation Of The Working Class -- Other Forces In The Transition To Capitalism -- Mercantilism: Feudal Paternalism In Early Capitalism -- The Conflict In Mercantilist Thought -- The Medieval Origins Of Mercantilist Policies -- The Secularization Of Church Functions -- The Rise Of Individualism -- Protestantism And The Individualist Ethic -- The Economic Policies Of Individualism -- Classical Liberalism And The Triumph Of Industrial Capitalism -- The Industrial Revolution -- The Rise Of Classical Liberalism -- Classical Liberalism And Industrialization -- Socialist Protest Amid The Industrial Revolution -- The Social Costs Of The Industrial Revolution -- Liberal Social Legislation -- Socialism Within The Classical Liberal Tradition -- William Thompson And The Rejection Of Classical Liberalism -- The Paternalistic Socialism Of Robert Owen -- Other Important Pre-marxist Socialists -- Marx's Conception Of Capitalism -- Historical Materialism -- The Market -- The Class Structure Of Capitalism -- Marx's View Of Private Property -- Marx's View Of Capital. E.k. Hunt. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.