competitive capitalism
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcompetitiveandcapitalism
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competitive
adjective
uk/kəmˈpet.ɪ.tɪv/us/kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɪv/
involving ...
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capitalism
noun[U]
uk/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl.ɪ.zəm/us/ˈkæp.ə.t̬əl.ɪ.zəm/
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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(Definition ofcompetitiveandcapitalismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Undercompetitivecapitalism, government must take on a different, more hands-off economic role.
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The era ofcompetitivecapitalismcannot possibly continue.
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We are not now living in the free,competitivecapitalismof the nineteenth century, but in modern times.
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In the last half century the world has been telescoped by scientific invention, andcompetitivecapitalism has given way, very largely, to monopoly capitalism.
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The shipbuilding industry is a typical example of the failure ofcompetitivecapitalism.
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It is not unknown in privatecompetitivecapitalismfor one firm to seek to take over another firm.
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He wantscompetitivecapitalismto be absolutely free.
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In that sense the old world ofcompetitivecapitalismis as dead as the dodo.
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They are not prepared to face up to the fact that you cannot get on in the old way with the oldcompetitivecapitalism.
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That philosophy is the philosophy ofcompetitivecapitalism.
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The industry is a classic example of the failure ofcompetitivecapitalismto create proper conditions for the workers, or the industry to benefit the economy.
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The first is "freelycompetitivecapitalism", which occurred from 1700 to 1850 and is characterized largely by the growth of industrial capital in domestic markets.
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Friedman feels thatcompetitivecapitalismis especially important to minority groups, since impersonal market forces protect people from discrimination in their economic activities for reasons unrelated to their productivity.
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