Questions tagged [capitalism]
Questions regarding the history of Capitalism, which as an economic theory based on the private ownership of resources and the means of production, for the purpose of creating profits.
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To what extent did Russian bourgeoisie and capitalism continued to exist through the Soviet rule in the USSR? [closed]
During the Communist rule in Russia, the industry and land were mostly nationalized, and many of the previous landowners or industrialist were either exiled or physically exterminated. However, the ...
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Why was cannabis illegalized in the U.S.?
There seems to be a notion that cannabis was illegalized due to capitalism. I've read some theories as to how this happened, and one of them goes something like this:
Commissioner of the National ...
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Did China's life expectancy at birth rise 30.5 years from 1960 to 1980? If so, what were the particular changes made to their society's structure?
I have been reading The Rise of China and the Demise of the Capitalist World Economy by Minqi Li. The author reads like a fan of Mao and is succeeding in convincing me I need to dig deeper in to the ...
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Why was the US table tennis team sent to communist China even after a difference in ideology? [closed]
The USA had an embargo in place with China, due to having fought the Chinese in Korea during the Korean war. For 20 years no American set foot in PRC territory. At last though, the American table ...
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Is there any chronology of the repartition of productive capital since -1000 B.C? [closed]
I'm looking for a (rough) estimation about who owned the productive capital since the beginning of history.
I'm mostly interested up until before the industrial revolution.
For example, in an ...
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Was Fascism capitalist or communist or as many say, was it a "third type" of ideology? [closed]
Was Fascism capitalist or communist or as many say, was it a "third type" of ideology? I have searched wikipedia and other sources but due to different opinions, I am confused.
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What made capitalism different from previous forms of manufacture and trade?
When giving defenses of capitalism, people often free markets or free enterprise as a "natural" freedom that's gone on since the dawn of civilization.
However, capitalism, both as an idea and ...
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Why is communism hated by some ppl? [closed]
Communists ideologies are against Capitalism and Privatization...Well it seemed a good thought in Marx's era...he was fighting against the "gap" what so called a "class" b/w rich and poor sections of ...
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Who is the historical figure in McCarthy's speech, "When a great democracy is destroyed..."?
During the Wheeling speech in 1950, McCarthy said :
As one of our outstanding historical figures once said, “When a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be from enemies from without, but rather ...
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Were there any westerners who entered the soviet bloc to escape capitalism? [closed]
It is a well known fact that many people from the soviet bloc fled to the west to escape communism, and that during the entire soviet time frame, from the beginning of the Russian civil war in 1918 ...
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What is the status of Weber's protestant ethic thesis?
Max Weber in his famous book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism elaborates a thesis that relates the development of the capitalistic system is a result of the work ethic that emerged ...
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Kazakhstan and anti-capitalism in the 1990s
What drove anti-capitalist sentiments from Kazakh intellectuals and economists in the 1990s following the collapse of the Soviet Union?
It is my understanding that Kazakhstan was a low level ...
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Which country can be viewed as the perfect example of "Capitalism"? [closed]
Which country can be viewed as the perfect example of "Capitalism"?
That is, which country represents the Capitalism at its peak?
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About competition an Capitalism [closed]
Well is it true that our civilization and technologies increased up more on capitalist models and competition models?
But is also true that the World Wars were the more standout situations of ...
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Correlation between capitalism/democracy and communism/dictatorship?
Some people often equate capitalism with democracy and communism with dictatorship, is this necessarily true?
What are good examples and counter-examples of these associations?
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