mode of production

Noun

mode of production (plural modes of production)

1. (Marxism) A combination of productive forces such as labour power and means of production, and social and technical relations of production such as property, power, laws and regulations, etc.
   • The wealth of those societies in which the capitalist mode of production prevails, presents itself as “an immense accumulation of commodities,” its unit being a single commodity.1887, Karl Marx, translated by Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling, edited by Frederick [i.e., Friedrich] Engels, Capital: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production: Translated from the Third German...
   • But once you understand what a “mode of production” is the meaning becomes clear. What you are watching is the collapse of feudalism and the emergence of early capitalism.2014 November 2, Paul Mason, “What Shakespeare taught me about Marxism”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms:

   MOP