Category: Capitalism

Socialism is a leftist political ideology that developed out of the attitudes reflecting the exploitation of workers in capitalist systems. The socialist ideology critiques the idea of capitalism as being held on the basis of competition, and selfishness. It argues rather that humans are societal, and that economic rivalry weakens and threatens the cooperative and…

With loud machines that produce millions of products to profit the rich, capitalism continues to be glorified. Capitalism is constantly portrayed as the ideal economic system, one that promotes freedom and hope. Communism, on the other hand, carries a terrorizing and despairing image. Positive Western ideas of capitalism have matriculated on a global scale, hiding…

Theoretically, economic systems are imperative for the efficient allocation of scarce resources across society and the protection of its citizens on a national and globular scale. One of the most renowned of these systems is capitalism, in which autonomy is granted to its members, allowing them to trade in a free market, less encumbered by…

Jake Sully, a paralyzed marine, fights against his own army to later become the leader of an entire planet. After his arrival on Pandora, he was given an objective to learn the Na’Vi people and in return, he will get his legs. By the end of the movie, Jake does not agree with the plan…

The Cold War had a magnificent impact on the team spirit of countries in Europe. As mentioned by numerous experts, countries started to flip on each other as alliances were cast quickly. However, the result of the Cold War although it ended quite quickly, wasn’t constrained to the duration alone, it also extended farther to…

The nation defined by Benedict Anderson as an imagined community is excellent with regards to the individual creation of the nation as an idea, but it does not examine the effects of acceptance of the idea of the nation on the individual self-identity (Anderson, B., 1983, Page 6). In addition, as being part of a…

The movie Capitalism: A Love Story by Michael Moore examines the effect of corporate dominance on the regular day-to-day existence of Americans. In this movie, I specifically chose Walmart because it is the worlds largest retail store and most people tend to buy food from Walmart; Walmarts main focus is on the customers and they…

Introduction Since the 1990’s there has been an environmental debate increasingly focused on the issues around ‘climate change’ brought about by global warming. Global warming, established as an increase in the earth’s temperature, is believed to be due to heat trapped by greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (Wainwright, 2010). Some would argue climate change…

 Although capitalism has been the dominant form of economic system globally in the past 50 years, its success in allowing individuals to self-thrive has been constantly criticized (Meltzer, 2012). Karl Marxs Volumes I, II, and III of Das Kapital, published in 1867, 1885, and 1894, respectively, famously theorizes the collapse and self-destruction of capitalism. Capital,…

My essay will be addressing essay question number three which states Discuss the significance of the ideas of Karl Marx to an understanding of capitalism. Discuss Marxs core ideas of alienation and exploitation. Are these key ideas in our attempt to grasp modern capitalism?. To understand the concept of capitalism it is important to know…