capitalist economy
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capitalist
adjective
uk/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl.ɪst/us/ˈkæp.ə.t̬əl.ɪst/
based on the system of capitalism (= an economic and political system in which property, business, and industry are controlled by private owners rather than by the state, with the purpose of making ...
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economy
noun
uk/iˈkɒn.ə.mi/us/iˈkɑː.nə.mi/
the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country is made ...
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The difference is, of course, that the commodity form is the cell form ofcapitalisteconomy, and only ofcapitalisteconomy.
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Thus,capitalisteconomyis the key to an understanding of itself and of non-capitalist economies but only if its selfcritique and self-relativization has begun.
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In any case, this evidence suggests that entrepreneurial acumen is a necessary but insufficient basis for sustained development in acapitalisteconomy.
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In acapitalisteconomy, the profit motive is thought to operate automatically to bring about productive labor and productive investment.
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The rise of wage labour in the countryside forms a fundamental element in the transition to a modern,capitalisteconomyand society.
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Furthermore, participation in market activities in acapitalisteconomyis not identical to participation in market activities when only local markets operate.
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The implicit or explicit claim of classical political economy thatcapitalisteconomyis universal is rejected.
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He claims moreover that the perspective responsible for the inconsistent concepts of value is dependent in the final analysis on a little-developedcapitalisteconomy(manufacture-capitalism).
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Thecapitalisteconomyand the modern bureaucratic and repressive state complement this ' tradition ', reproducing and consolidating it within a more efficient economy.
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All attempts to ameliorate or develop alternative practices within the context of acapitalisteconomyeventually come up against this contradiction.
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This is demonstrated by comparing the discussion of 'utopian capitalism' in chapter 6 with 'the institutions of acapitalisteconomy' in chapter 10.
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As the middle classes developed with the growth of thecapitalisteconomy, so too did expositions change their nature from mere catalogues to department store-like showcases of modern lifestyle.
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In the early modern period, as acapitalisteconomywas taking shape, movement in space (rather than location in place) became the key to social reproduction.
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This spurious differentiation between speculation and gambling, as between investment and speculation, served as a purging process thought necessary for the legitimization of acapitalisteconomy.
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To be sure, we would expect idiosyncrasies in citizens' learning curves at the individual level, depending on their cognitive sophistication, interest and personal experiences with acapitalisteconomy.
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He develops this argument by first showing that contemporary critics of socialism often operate with false distinctions between "planned economy" and market and between state andcapitalisteconomy.
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Kessner, in contrast, tries to show us 'the new men of thecapitalisteconomy' rather than the new class.
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If the term has a meaning, it denotes the coexistence of a free-marketcapitalisteconomywith state intervention to provide a safety net for those disadvantaged by the outcome.
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At the core is a perception of the inherent instability of acapitalisteconomy, and especially its inability unaided to deliver a full use of resources.
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They all support a demand-led, free enterprise,capitalisteconomy.
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