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    Three different types of economic systems used by governments are Communism‚ Capitalism‚ and Socialism. Each type of system is unique in different ways. Each has distinct aspects that make it what it is. In communism‚ the government runs everything and there are no social classes. The government in capitalism doesn’t interfere with any businesses and lets the citizens own and operate them. Socialism is basically a mixture of the two economic systems. The government runs certain businesses‚

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    between capitalism and the earlier feudal system‚ it is necessary to understand the meaning of capitalism and feudalism separately. The Wealth of nations (1776) is a book‚ written by the Scottish philosopher Adam Smith (1723-1790) in which he describes the nature of capitalism. (CN‚ 2010) The word “Capitalism” is derived from capital and the word capital itself deriving from the Latin word caput‚ meaning head as in a head of chattel‚ in other words a unit of movable wealth. In capitalism‚ money takes

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    Although capitalism is praised for its growth and prosperity‚ bad capitalism drives sweatshops which ultimately put profits first and ends up enslaving its workers. Capitalism forces inequality between citizens and inequality in the workplace. In a capitalist market business and companies compete for profits‚ and an easy way to save money is to treat workers like animals. “Capitalism is not a political system‚ but an economic one (Muhammed‚ Cedric).” A global economy has forced capitalism to value

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    Democracy and Dicipline

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    Democracy without discipline is a body without soul. If there is no discipline in the country‚ democracy will degenerate into a monocracy i.e.‚ a Government by a unruly crowd. In fact‚ in Greek ‘Demos’ means crowd. The word ‘curacy’ is from the Greek word ‘Krait’ or ‘Cratos’ which means power. A lack of discipline in democracy justifies Plato’s criticism that democracy is the divine right of the ignorant people to rule ignorantly. 6It is true that democracy is based on the free will of the people

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    Free market capitalism is a system of economics that minimizes government intervention and maximizes the role of the market. A free market economy is based on supply and demand with little or no government control. A completely free market is an idealized form of a market economy where buyers and sellers are allowed to transact freely (i.e. buy/sell/trade) based on a mutual agreement on price without state intervention in the form of taxes‚ subsidies or regulation. Government regulations‚ trade barriers

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    State Capitalism: a detriment to the economy Our world today is witnessing dramatic political changes that are effecting the global business environment. Across the United States‚ Europe and much of the developed world‚ we can witness examples of state intervention to lessen the pain of the recent global recession to spark long-term growth. It is evident that our world is shifting from free market capitalism to state capitalism but we must ask ourselves‚ if this is the optimal solution for

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    So‚ the question asks are elections good for democracies? When I analyze this question‚ I immediately think about the word democracy and the type of democracy that is implemented within the U.S. The website “whatisdemocracy.net” describes democracy as the government by the people. The website also explains how people should be able to have their say in one way or another in everything that affects their lives. Which Is why democracy is either direct (by every member of a community having the possibility

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    The Philippines And the struggle for democracy The second half of the 20th century brought many new countries in Southeast Asia. A majority of these countries began to use western democracies to shape their government. The Philippines is among the newly democratized developing states. The Philippines has been directly influenced by the United States in developing its autonomy as a democracy. Because of continuing corruption and dynastic rule‚ contradictions in political culture‚ and semi-authoritarian

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    been filtered through the many things we have come across in our life- everything leaves an impression. Capitalism in the world and in our own country has affected us‚ in which we have all participated in and in which we have all been influences by. This is best described by Marx’s ideal type and in his explanation of objectivity. Marx Weber did not try to set up rules for the governing

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    Capitalism vs Socialism

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    Outline: Essay question: What is the best policy for any country: capitalism or socialism? Introduction: Thesis statement: It is much better to live in the country where the gap between poor and rich people is sharply noticeable‚ than to know that a person will never differ from the mass of people or feel a real freedom in his/her own country. Body: A. Capitalistic policy gives an equal opportunity to everyone to become a wealthy person. * Person can have his own business and develop

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