Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Capitalism

A political and economic system characterized by individual rights, by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market. (From Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th ed)

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A political and economic system characterized by individual rights, by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market. (From Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th ed)

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2002; use POLITICAL SYSTEMS 1990-2001

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  • Political Systems (1990-2001)

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  1. I01w.261w.100w
  2. I01w.696w.100w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Capitalism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D030861. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D030861
  2. Capitalism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism
  3. Capitalism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6206