Mijailov's central thesis is that the Industrial Revolution was not a random or purely technological event but a "natural" and inevitable consequence of the development of capitalist relations. He argues that the move from a feudal system to a capitalist one involved a profound social revolution that fundamentally altered both the "productive forces" (technology, tools, and labor) and the "relations of production" (the relationships between different social classes).
Mijailov's central thesis is that the Industrial Revolution was not a random or purely technological event but a "natural" and inevitable consequence of the development of capitalist relations. He argues that the move from a feudal system to a capitalist one involved a profound social revolution that fundamentally altered both the "productive forces" (technology, tools, and labor) and the "relations of production" (the relationships between different social classes).
