Capitalism’s break from earlier systems is market dependence, not markets themselves.

Evidence

Capitalism did not merely come about from a quantitative increase in trade. Markets existed already in antiquity, prior to capitalism. Think about the mosaics that depict the exchange of fruits and more in Roman piazzas. The split comes with the fact that our society now relies on the market for our survival and reproduction. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 62

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Polanyi’s ‘embedded’ vs ‘disembedded’ economy and the Great Transformation thesis about society becoming subordinated to the market. — connects to: Capitalism’s coercion is impersonal market dependence rather than personal domination. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention, 77; Exploitation expands because of market dependence rather than capitalist greed. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention, 108; Capitalism emerged from feudalism, not as its negation — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 18 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Capitalism’s coercion is impersonal market dependence rather than personal domination. #expands (0.92) — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 77
• Exploitation expands because of market dependence rather than capitalist greed. #expands (0.85) — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 108
• Capitalism emerged from feudalism, not as its negation #complicates (0.72) — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 18