The Dobb–Sweezy debate, also known as the transition debate, was a major debate among Marxist historians and economists during the 1950s concerning the nature of the transition from feudalism to capitalism. It originated with the publication of Maurice Dobb's book Studies in the Development of Capitalism in 1946 and a subsequent critique by Paul Sweezy in the journal Science & Society in 1950.
The Dobb–Sweezy debate, also known as the transition debate, was a major debate among Marxist historians and economists during the 1950s concerning the nature of the transition from feudalism to capitalism. It originated with the publication of Maurice Dobb's book Studies in the Development of Capitalism in 1946 and a subsequent critique by Paul Sweezy in the journal Science & Society in 1950.
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