A Marxian model of enclosures

A model is constructed which provides a coherent and logically consistent framework for analyzing the enclosure movement. The relation between the implications of our model and the standard literature on the causes and consequences of enclosures is examined in some detail. We attempt to show that Marx's analysis of ‘so-called primitive accumulation’ can be given an interpretation that is more reasonable, logically consistent, and empirically sound than is commonly acknowledged.