What is Capitalism?

What is Capitalism? Is it an economic model or something more? We take a look at Adam Smith and his contemporaries to better understand what capitalism actually is, which as John argues, is much more than a system of economics. Rather the extension of an idea called individualism.

Links:

• How did the Enlightenment Influence Modern Economics
• Clark Carlton: My Two Cents on Capitalism
• Ayn Rand: Introduction to the Objectivist Epistemology
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