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CAPITALISM DEFINATION:
Capitalism is an economic system and a mode of production in which trade, industries, and the means of production are largely or entirely privately owned and operated for profit.
CAPITALISM
IT IS AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM BASED ON 3 THINGS:
• WAGE LABOUR
• PRIVATE OWNERSHIP• PRODUCTION FOR
EXCHANGE AND
PROFIT
CAPITALISM
CAPITAL:• WHEN MONEY FUNCTIONS LIKE
THIS, IT FUNCTIONS LIKE CAPITAL.
EG: WHEN COMPANY USES ITS PROFIT TO HIRE MORE STAFF OR OPEN NEW PREMISES AND MAKE MORE PROFIT.
CAPITALISM
FEATURES OF CAPITALISM:• PRIVATE PROPERTY: NOT OWNED
BY THE GOVERNMENT.
INDIVIDUALS OWN PROPERTY AND RESOURCES.
CAPITALISM
• LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION::
CAPITALISM AROSE AS A RESULT OF INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION WHICH MADE LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION POSSIBLE. MORE PRODUCTION MEANS WIDER USE OF CAPITAL AND LEAD TO MORE PROFITS.
CAPITALISM
• PROFIT AS KEY MOTIVE:
MONEY LEFT OVER CAN BE SPENT IN ANY WAY THE MANUFACTURER WANTS.
PRODUCTION UNDER CAPITALISM IS PROFIT-ORIENTED.
CAPITALISM
• COMPETITION:
IN CAPITALISM THERE IS
EXTREME COMPETITION
BETWEEN CAPITALISTS.
DEMAND IS ARTIFICIALLY INCREASED AND SUPPLY IS DECREASED. THERE IS CUT THROAT COMPETITION UNDER CAPITALISM.
CAPITALISM
• PRICE MECHANISM:
IN CAPITALISM THE PRICE OF A ACCOMODITY IS DETERMINED NOT BY THE COST OF PRODUCTION BUT BY THE LAW OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY.
CAPITALISM
WAGE INSTITUTION:
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CAPITALIST IS TO PAY AS LESS WAGES AS POSSIBLE AND TO TAKE AS MUCH WORK AS POSSIBLE OUT OF HIM.
CAPITALISM
• MONEY AND CREDIT:
IN CAPITALISM INSTITUTION OF CREDIT HAS BECOME IMPORTANT.HE CAPITALISTS GET MONEY ON LOAN AND DEVELOP THEIR BUSINESS.
CAPITALISM
• LAISSEZ – FAIRE COPETITION:
THERE IS NO GOVERNMENTAL CONTROL OVER THE FORCES OF PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE. IT IS CONTROLLED BY THE FORCES OPERATING
IN MARKET.
CAPITALISM
• RESPONSIBLE CAPITALISM:
IT IS ESSENTIALLY A FREE MARKET ECONOMY. BUT WITH A DEGREE OF GOVERNMENT REGULATION TO AVID THE EXCESSES AND INEQUALITIES OF CAPITALISM.
CAPITALISM
• TURBO CAPITALISM:
REFERS TO AN UNREGULATED FORM OF CAPITALISM WITH FINANCIAL DEREGULATION , PRIVATISATION AND LOWER TAX ON HIGH EARNER.
CAPITALISM
• CRONY CAPITALISM:
A TERM USED TO REFER TO THE SITUATION WHERE BUSINESS SUCCESS IS RELATED TO STRATEGIC INFLUENCES WITH CIVIL SERVANTS, POLITICIANS AND THOSE IN AUTHORITY.
CAPITALISM
• STATE CAPITALISM
IT OCCURS WHEN STATE OWNED INDUSTRIES PLAY A KEY ROLE WITHIN THE MARKET ECONOMY.
CAPITALISM
PROS OF CAPITALISM:• HEALTH• SOCIAL GOOD• BEING THE BEST• FREEDOM• ECONOMIC GROWTH• EQUALITY
CAPITALISM
FUTURE OF CAPITALISM:
CAPITALISM HAS ONLY EXISTED AS DOMINANT ECONOMIC SYSTEM ON PLANET FOR A LITTLE OVER 200 YEARS.
CAPITALISM
IT IS ENTIRELY RELIANT ON US, THE WORKING CLASS AND LABOUR WHICH IS MUST EXPLOIT AND SO IT WILL SURVIVE AS LONG AS WE LET