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FOlivato - Capitalism
by FOlivato - (2012-10-02)
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The  text  contains  several   statements  suggested   by  different  people  such  as  politicians,  economists and  philosophers, too. The first part of the text  is composed  by the introduction of the topic, each  is formed by  its own report on  the main concept  of " capitalism "and among them the most important is that  one composed  by  Joseph Schumpeter.

Joseph Schumpeter:  " Capitalism is the engine of the economy "and  according to  Schumpeter  it is a constant revolution of the economic situation, the essential  fact of capitalism is creative destruction.

Winston Churchill:  He represents  capitalism  as  a healthy horse, pulling a heavy  wagon;  he  thought  that  capitalism  had  transported   England  towards  the  progress.

John Maynard Keynes: He  saw capitalism as a free market  in which  the state couldn't  interfere.

Eric Hoffer:  He  tells  that capitalism can damage not  only  politics,  but also sport,  art  and literature

Al Capone:  According  to him, capitalism  brings wealth  just  to the richest and  to the most powerful  people

Karl Marx:  He says :" Capitalism was killed by its results."