Persistence as an Historically Specific Possibility: The case of tobacco production in Aegean Turkey

Despite the pessimistic predictions of the classical theories of capitalist development, simple commodity production (SCP) has continued to persist under capitalism. While it has not been unique to any single branch of the economy, persistence of SCP has been more widespread within agriculture than in industry. In many parts of the world SCP has not only persisted but continued to be the predominant form of production in the agricultural sector.