The Birth of Capitalism Quotes

“The process of West European transition entailed turning other areas into dependent economies and colonies. Seizing resources from advanced areas or later on from colonized regions became an intrinsic feature of West European development. In other words, the emergence of capitalism in Europe has to be understood in terms of an ongoing world-wide process of appropriation based on uneven development both within and outside Europe.”
― Henry Heller, The Birth of Capitalism: A 21st Century Perspective