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“an economic system in which the factors of production are privately owned and operated for a profit; accumulation of wealth”
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Free- Market Capitalism (Laissez-faire) Entrepreneurs The Factory System Market Revolution Interchangeable Parts Mass Production Specialization Consumerism - Econ. of Consumption
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Utilitarianism: that the moral worth of an action is determined only by its resulting outcome –ideas and institutions should be judged according to their utility / resulting “happiness” Socialism: An economic system in which the means of production (land, capital) are publicly owned and operate for the welfare of all. Co-operative management of the economy (State/Gov. should play an active role in the economy) Economic inequality was the result of pass political inequality Key industries/ institutions owned socially
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“To be a capitalist, is to have not only a purely personal, but a social status in production... Capital is therefore not only personal; it is a social power… When, therefore, capital is converted into common property… It loses its class character.” Marx :“Workers of the world unite” “Paradigm Shift" in values “Socialism cannot exist without a change in consciousness resulting in a new fraternal attitude toward humanity” – Che Guevara, 1965 Communism: The State: Instrument of the Working Classes Complete Socialism “Capital is a collective product, and only by the united action of all members of society… can it be set in motion.”
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“Capital is the Fruit of Labor” Trade Unions Collective Bargaining Right to legal counsel Strikes Social Reforms Child labor laws Working conditions 8 hour work day, weekends Benefits: Pensions… Result: The Middle Class
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Socialism Marxist Communism Urbanization Middle Class Old “landed” Aristocracy Demographic Transition “Cult of Domesticity” Standard of Living
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Luxury Goods Mass-production Materialism Education Leisure time Migrations Corporations The Other Path: Russia/ Japan
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