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lumpenproletariat  

Definition

  • LUMPENPROLETARIAT in Marxist terms is the opposite—with a negative meaning—of proletariat. In Marxist theory capitalists and proletarians are distinguished by the ownership and nonownership of the means of production. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Lumpenproletariat]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-L3J0B5XT-8

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