The historical-structural heterogeneity in Latin America: dialogues with Marx

Abstract

Within 150 years of the release of Capital, the authors of the article inquire about the characteristics of “primitive accumulation” in Latin America, in order to give account for its heterogeneity at a historical-structural level focused on the capital-labor relationship. The materialist view of the decolonial perspective allows a comprehensive interpretation of global capitalism, while the characteristics of capital in Latin America provide elements to understand the current dynamics of capitalism.