Marx, Economic Growth and Development: Key Theories Explained
Marx (1818-1883) historically represented the relationship that existed between social classes and the means of production. Means of production: two factors: capital and labor. Their combination is also called relations of production (ownership of the means of production, which can be private or social; division of labor; distribution of wealth).
Structure: For Marx, the set of relations of production, composed of infrastructure, machinery and labor relations, changes from a capitalist system to a socialist one.
Superstructure: For Marx, the internal continuation of the structure, equivalent to politics and ideology, depends on the economic conditions in which each society lives. It is also the religious framework used to justify a given economic...