Category: Capitalism

  • The Impact of the Industrial Age and the Rise of Capitalism

    Table of Contents Project Proposal Literature Review Methodology Work Plan Results and Implications References Project Proposal The topic of this course project is the impact of the Industrial Age and the rise of capitalism. This topic was chosen because of the strong belief that the reflections about the past and continuous paralleling of the previous…

  • Karl Marxs Critique of Capitalism

    The socialist revolutionary, Karl Marx, singled out several socio-economic formations in history and considered the patterns of their development. Slavery, feudalism, capitalism, and communism aspects were discussed by this scholar. Marx revealed the economic contradictions inherent in capitalism, pointing to the inevitability of the transition to the next formation. This paper will examine the key…

  • Deleuzes A Thousand Plateaus and Guattaris Capitalism and Schizophrenia

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Bibliography Introduction The book A Thousand Plateaus written by the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze and the psychoanalyst Felix Guattari is the second part of the project Capitalism and Schizophrenia. Main body As a matter of fact, the authors themselves believe that this work cannot be considered that as…

  • Capitalism in Out of This Furnace by Thomas Bell

    Introduction Capitalism is one of the most effective forms of governing at the present moment. However, it has not been that beneficial for the first wave immigrants who moved to the United States of America to find better living standards and conditions in general. The book, written by Thomas Bell that is called Out of…

  • Universal Health Care Under Free-Market Capitalism

    Introduction The promotion of good health is one of the major governmental contributions to societys development. During the last centuries, certain attempts were made to stabilize healthcare services and choose between universal and single-payer care types. Governments worldwide find it necessary to spend billions of dollars annually to ensure their populations access high-quality care and…

  • Population, Consumerism and Capitalism

    Population relates to both consumerism and capitalism at different levels. Capitalists see population growth as both a threat and an opportunity to increase their profit levels. As the population grows, consumerism grows as well to serve the interest of the public. Population growth has negative impacts on the environment. People clear forests to erect houses…

  • Exploitation and Profit in Capitalism

    Table of Contents Introduction Capitalist Profit Exploitation and Profit Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Profit is defined as the financial benefits one receives when the revenue gained from a business transaction is greater than the expenses that were necessary to perform said operation, including costs and taxes required for a business to remain sustainable. Regardless of…

  • Friedmans Free Market Capitalism

    Table of Contents Friedman and Keynesian Economics Comparison with John Stuart Mill Bruce Scotts Visible Hand Stephen Marglin on Markets George Lodges Need for Ideological Consciousness Conclusion Works Cited Milton was a pre-eminent American Economist who earned accolades for his free-market economic theory (407). A free market economy is a system in which the prices…

  • Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism Is the Solution and Not a Problem by Jay Richards

    Table of Contents Introduction Money, Greed, and God: Book Overview The Impact of the Book Motivation Behind Choosing the Book Conclusion Reference List Introduction The last century was marked by a spectacular battle between two powerful economic systems and ideologies: communism and capitalism. By the end of the 21st century, it has become exhaustively clear…

  • US Capitalism. William Leachs Land of Desire

    William Leachs Land of Desire is concerned with exploring the development of consumer capitalism in the US between 1890 and 1932. The author detailed the process within which merchants, advertisers, politicians, and reformers worked collaboratively in order to establish a culture in which consumerism was celebrated and perpetuated. Several important topics are included in the…