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

According to Karl Marx, those who own and control the means of production in a capitalist society are the bourgeoisie. The bourgeoisie are the capitalist class who own the means of production, such as factories, machines, and land, and exploit the working class for their labor. Marx believed that this exploitation of workers by the bourgeoisie was the source of social and economic inequality in capitalist societies, and that the eventual overthrow of the bourgeoisie by the working class would lead to the establishment of a socialist society.