Capitalist accumulation in the periphery — the Kenyan case re‐examined

Bibliographic Data

ID11904465
AuthorsRafael Kaplinsky (corresponding author)
Year1980
Volume7
Issue17
Publication date1980-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReview of African Political Economy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-6244 • E-ISSN: 1740-1720
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03056248008703416
OpenAlexW2031157305
LanguageEN
Citations received33
References cited4

Colin Leys, author of one of the most interesting books on underdevelopment in recent years, has caused considerable surprise by his 1978 article reassessing his pioneering study. The particular point of contention is the characterization of the indigenous industrial bourgeoisie. In the earlier study Leys argued that the indigenous bourgeoisie - which he termed an 'auxiliary bourgeoisie' - was largely defined by its relationship to foreign capital and that it saw its future in alliance with that of foreign capital. Langdon supported this, characterizing the 'insider bourgeoisie' as bargaining with foreign capital for a greater proportion of the surplus generated by foreign capital to be distributed to the Kenyan elite. But he, too, saw the interests between the indigenous bourgeoisie and foreign capital as being basically harmonious, rather than antagonistic

Alliance · Bourgeoisie · Capital (architecture · Economics · Elite · Foreign capital · Foreign direct investment · Indigenous · Kenya · Petite bourgeoisie · Political economy · Political science · Politics · History · Law · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Political Economy and Marxism