Comparative table “Feudalism and capitalism”
November 12, 2020 | Education
| Feudalism | Capitalism |
The main value is land | The main value is industrial enterprises |
The feud belongs to the feudal lord as a conditional land holding, the king is the supreme owner of the land | The businesses are privately owned by the owner |
Two main classes – feudal lords and dependent peasants | Two main classes – the bourgeoisie and the wage earners |
Peasants’ personal and land dependence | The hired worker is personally free, his dependence is economic |
The peasant has a farm, tools, livestock | The wage worker is deprived of tools and private property |
Subsistence economy dominates | Market economy |
