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  2. Capitalism - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. Economic system based on private ownership This article is about an economic system. For other uses, see Capitalism (disambiguation). "Capitalist" redirects here. For other uses, see Capitalist (disambiguation). Part of a series on Capitalism Concepts Austerity Business Business cycle ...

  3. State capitalism - Wikipedia

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    An alternate definition is that state capitalism is a close relationship between the government and private capitalism such as one in which the private capitalists produce for a guaranteed market. An example of this would be the military–industrial complex in which autonomous entrepreneurial firms produce for lucrative government contracts ...

  4. History of capitalist theory - Wikipedia

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    The extension of universal adult male suffrage in 19th century Britain occurred along with the development of industrial capitalism, and democracy became widespread at the same time as capitalism. Research on the democratic peace theory further indicates that capitalist democracies rarely make war with one another and have little internal violence.

  5. Periodizations of capitalism - Wikipedia

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    A periodization of capitalism seeks to distinguish stages of development that help understanding of features of capitalism through time. The best-known periodizations that have been proposed distinguish these stages as: Early / monopoly / state monopoly capitalism ; Free trade / monopoly / finance capitalism

  6. History of capitalism - Wikipedia

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    Key parameters of debate include: the extent to which capitalism is natural, versus the extent to which it arises from specific historical circumstances; whether its origins lie in towns and trade or in rural property relations; the role of class conflict; the role of the state; the extent to which capitalism is a distinctively European ...

  7. Governmentality - Wikipedia

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    The government achieves these ends by enacting "political economy," and in this case, the meaning of economy is the older definition of the term, that is to say, "economy at the level of the entire state, which means exercising towards its inhabitants, and the wealth and behavior of each and all, a form of surveillance and control as attentive ...

  8. Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal - Wikipedia

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    Rand intended Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal to focus on the moral nature of capitalism, as opposed to focusing on its economic aspects. She contrasts this with what she says is the failure of most other defenders of capitalism to provide a moral defense of that system. [1] [2] [3] After an introduction by Rand, the book is divided into two main ...

  9. Public choice - Wikipedia

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    Its basic thesis is that when both a market economy and government are present, government agents may rent or sell their influence (i.e., vote) to those who wish to influence lawmaking. The government agent stands to benefit from support from the party seeking influence, while that party seeks to benefit by implementing public policy that ...