Multiple choice

Appropriation of surplus through extra economic coercion is the characteristics of which of the following societies?

1. Capitalist society 2. Feudal society 3. Ancient society

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1 and 2 only

  2. 1 and 3 only

  3. 2 and 3 only

  4. 1, 2 and 3
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Extra-economic coercion refers to the use of force or legal/political power to extract surplus, which is characteristic of feudal (serfdom) and ancient (slavery) societies, rather than capitalist systems which rely on market-based wage labor.

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