Mode of Production Models:
Rothbard vs. Marx
| Rothbardian Stage | Description | Marxian Stage(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive Society | Hunter-gatherers with various household, extended family & clan based property norms. | Primitive Communism | No property. Resources held communally. Not supported by modern anthropology. |
| Agricultural Society | Instigated by the rise in sedentary agriculture and grain storage tech. Stored grain allowed the rise of a rulers - a State. | Slave Society Feudal Society |
Sequential stages after primitive communism. Actually both occurred, slavery primarily in plunder-based societies. |
| Commercial Society | As commerce (esp. long distance) increased, so did prosperity. The State added money taxation to in kind and labor theft. | Early Stage Capitalist Society |
As commerce evolved, exploitation based on land property prevailed. If you believe the Labor Theory of Value or some exploitation theory. |
| Industrial Society | As merchants, traders, artisans, and mechanics emerged, individual (including property) rights extended to all. | Late Stage Capitalist Society |
As industry evolved, exploitation based on capital prevailed. If you believe the Labor Theory of Value or some exploitation theory. |
| Post-Industrial Society | Service, knowledge, and information based production. Voluntary society - agorism - will outcompete the State. | Transition Period Socialism Communism |
Dictatorship of the Proletariat Has a State* but uses vouchers, not money Stateless Communism |
* "State" is used in the Weberian sense - territorial monopoly of force. By Marx' terms, the Socialist stage is stateless.
