Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026): April-June
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Democracy and primitive accumulation of capital

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  • Teodoro Ruiz
Teodoro Ruiz
Universidad TecnoIógica de Santiago (UTESA), RepúbIica Dominicana.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51896/ocsi.v7i2.1100

Published 2026-07-15

Keywords

  • democracy,
  • primitive accumulation,
  • capitalism,
  • legitimacy,
  • social justice

How to Cite

Ruiz, T. (2026). Democracy and primitive accumulation of capital. Observatorio De Las Ciencias Sociales En Iberoamérica, 7(2), 64–82. https://doi.org/10.51896/ocsi.v7i2.1100

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Abstract

This article aims to analyze the relationship between democracy and the primitive accumulation of capital, understood as the historical process of resource concentration that enabled the development of modern capitalism. The research is based on a qualitative, historical-documentary approach, supported by a critical review of both classical and contemporary bibliographic sources, as well as a comparative analysis of political and economic experiences in different contexts. The main findings indicate that primitive accumulation not only involved processes of expropriation and foundational violence, but also the construction of normative and political frameworks that legitimized the unequal distribution of wealth. It is concluded that contemporary democracy, far from being a neutral system, is marked by the traces of primitive accumulation, which raises the need to rethink its foundations in relation to social justice and economic equity.

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