WAEC Government 2010 Objective — Question 13

Question 13 of 49 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Government 2010 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

According to Karl Marx, those who own and control the means of production in a capitalist society are the

A. A. colonialists
B. B. workers
C. C. bourgeoisiesCorrect
D. D. peasants

Explanation

The bourgeoisie, according to Karl Marx, are those who own and control the means of production and exchange in a capitalist society. As the owners of the means of production, the bourgeoisies employed the workers called the proletariat.

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