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An investigation of the nature of capitalism distinguishes three historical periods in Latin America: (1) the oligarchic period of agricultural exports; (2) the earlier industrial period of substitution of imports; & (3) the later industrial period of monopolistic transnationalization &, currently, of global monetarism. Each period is characterized, using a wide range of statistical data & published studies, taking as parameters the distribution of nonagricultural employment & income, & distinguishing economic & occupational sectors, including both formal & informal Ur sectors. The social groups of the different periods are described in relation to their SC situation. Considering the analytic importance of the relations between the formal & informal sectors, a theoretical discussion examines the SC position of one sector typical of global monetarism: the "hidden" proletariat or subproletariat, which is considered to be a necessary product & reproductive subject of this type of accumulation of capital. The themes discussed include: capitalism, urbanization, & migration; stratification; employment in manufacturing & in the third sector; the influence of the informal sector on the distribution of income; modes of exploitation of the LF; relations between formal & informal sectors & the relations of production; & the informal sector & the SC situation. Author Summary Tr & Modified by C. Waters