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Non-proletarianization theories of the jewish worker (1902 to 1939)

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  • Nicolas Vallois

    (CRIISEA - Centre de Recherche sur les Institutions, l'Industrie et les Systèmes Économiques d'Amiens - UR UPJV 3908 - UPJV - Université de Picardie Jules Verne)

Abstract

In the early twentieth century, an economic doctrine known as "non-proletarianization theory" became influential among left-wing Zionists in Russia. According to this theory, Jewish workers were unable to "proletarianize"—that is, to integrate large-scale industry; hence, Jewish territorial autonomy was required, whether in Palestine or elsewhere. This article analyzes this theory's historical development, focusing on the works of three authors: Haim Dov Horovitz, Yakov Leshchinsky, and Ber Borochov. I claim that discussions of Jewish non-proletarianization can be considered a specific and coherent intellectual tradition in the history of economic thought. I also discuss these theories' relation to the anti-sweatshop campaign of the Progressive Era, particularly John R. Commons's writings on Jewish immigrants that were recently debated in this journal.

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  • Nicolas Vallois, 2022. "Non-proletarianization theories of the jewish worker (1902 to 1939)," Post-Print hal-04010529, HAL.
  • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04010529
    DOI: 10.1017/S1053837221000419
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