A Theory of Rent and Agrarian Relations

Ranjit Sau Absolute ground rent is a hindrance to the transition from feudalism to capitalism in that it takes away a part of the surplus product of labour from being transformed into profit for capitalist development. Agrarian revolution is the core of the current stage of the revolution in India. While it is oriented towards elimination of the vestiges of feudalism, it is not aime d against agricultural capitalism as such. But the agrarian resolution does demand the abolition of landlordism