Karl Marx, the Theft of Wood, and Working-Class Composition: A Contribution to the Current Debate

Originally published in 1976, this essay calls for a reconsideration of Marxist ideas about crime–“capital’s most ancient tool in the creation and control of the working class”–and returns to Marx’s ideas about communal and private property.

Marxist theories of crime

Citation: Social Justice Vol. 40, Nos. 1-2 (2013): 137-161