Petty Bourgeoisie

Petty Bourgeoisie
   A term used by Karl Marx to refer to the middle classes lying between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat and typified by shopkeepers owning their own small businesses. The label class is used of the petty bourgeoisie in a loose sense as they constitute a social group or stratum rather than a fully fledged class in the Marxist sense. They have little political significance compared to the bourgeoisie and proletariat, although Leon Trotsky identified them as a key element of support for the fascists.

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