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Mother of Capital examines the often-overlooked role of rent in the development of modern economic systems. Matthew Costa argues that rent, rather than production or commerce alone, became the driving force behind capitalism’s emergence and evolution.
Through historical analysis, Costa traces how rental arrangements—from land leasing to financial instruments—created the conditions necessary for modern economies to flourish. The book challenges conventional economic narratives by demonstrating how property relations and extraction of value through rent fundamentally shaped social structures, political systems, and wealth distribution patterns.
This groundbreaking work offers readers a fresh perspective on capitalism’s origins, revealing the complex mechanisms through which rent became institutionalized as a cornerstone of modern society and continues to influence contemporary economic inequality and power dynamics.
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