Class membership is defined by control over the means of production

Evidence

Those who control the means of production, who dictate the conditions of others’ work, or who own capital that can be invested in production are part of the capitalist class. Those who must sell their labor power—their capacity to work—for a wage because they lack access to the means of production, are hired to perform tasks they do not control, or have no claim to the product they generate, belong to the working class. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 86

Categorization

Category: Definitional Content

• DEFINE: Gives the book’s core operational definitions of capitalist and working class.

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