Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat
by cryptonector on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @05:04PM
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Do you have a source for a definition of capitalism? It's definitely not like Marxism -- one man's idea. Capitalism really is an evolution ("what you get when ...") of Dutch and British economics of the 17th century or thenabouts through today. The key characteristic is: private property and freedom to trade (goods, property, services).
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Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat
by yaps8 on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @05:20PM
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Yes there is not "one" definition of capitalism, but yours (private property + freedom to trade) misses some characteristics (for instance: capital accumulation).
> Capitalism really is an evolution ("what you get when ...")
"is an evolution" is not the same as "what you get when", I agree that the current system is an evolution of the 17th century, but "what you get when" would mean this is the most likely evolution, which is not obvious.