Abstract
The paper explores public good, discounting, externalities, buyers, sellers, markets and capitalist systems. The paper illustrates how the characteristics of a capitalist economy and the United States' economical characteristics are one and the same. The paper discusses the construction initiatives of the Department of Defense and the Army and shows how there is plenty of room for competition in making these initiatives less costly and more sustainable. The paper explains how this will result in better housing for military members and their families which is considered to be in the realm of what defines the 'public good' in the society of the United States.

Outline:
Objective
Capitalist Economy
Construction-Military Housing
Construction-Utilities
Construction-Highways
Public Good-The Metric Measure
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper
"In the beliefs of Smith the economy in which no monopolies existed would be one that promoted competition and would be free from undue involvement on the part of the government. Competition keeps prices "in line with the needs of consumers or what Smith referred to as the "invisible hand" of the market which in the view of Smith allows the self-interest individually to drive the provision for the public good or "overall interest of society". (Ibid) In other words those who have services or goods for sale or the sellers are impacted by competition negatively should be buyers choose to go to another vendor or service deliverer."

Tags:public, good, competition, utilities, contracts

Abstract
This paper examines how in his 1964 work "Pre-Capitalist Economic Formations", Karl Marx proposes the existence of conditions that are prerequisite to the emergence of capitalism. It looks at how Marx bases his approach on critical theory and historical materialism, or increasing control over nature and people through time. The paper also looks at how through example and analogy, Marx illustrates the historical stages in the development of capitalism and elaborates upon the various manifestations of pre-capitalist economic formations that set the stage for the emergence of capitalist economic systems.

From the Paper
"The second prerequisite to capitalism is the development of a specific mode of production among the unified group. Marx presents several alternatives, including systems termed antiquity, slavery and feudalism. According to Marx, one of the early activities of a unified community is to engage in warfare in order to protect their land and to gain more property. In some cases, property gained in war includes humans. In effect, people are objectified as property with "use-value", and slavery and serfdom emerge as new modes of production, serving to further separate the worker from the land. Interestingly, Marx states that modes of production such as slavery and serfdom have internal limits as to their progress, and cannot be sustained indefinitely. In other words, the system must evolve and change or else it will destroy itself. The exception to this rule is the Asiatic system, which Marx describes as self-sustainable and cyclical."

Tags:historical, materialism, labor, production

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The paper explains how, in his work "Pre-Capitalist Economic Foundation", anthropologist Clifford Geertz theorizes that certain conditions must be present in order for capitalism to emerge in pre-capitalist societies. The paper outlines Geertz's proposal that the methodology of thick description be employed to reach beyond the strictly observable, and thus discover layers of cultural significance and meaning behind actions and behaviors.

From the Paper
"Geertz hypothesizes that the existence of capitalism necessarily entails a historical process, which consists of certain elements that must be present in order to capitalism to emerge and progress. Geertz describes this process as "...the evolutionary history of both capital and wage labor", indicating that these crucial prerequisite factors involve social change as evolution. Geertz assumes that his prerequisites take place, in one form or another, throughout all societies that are immersed in a capitalist economic system. According to Geertz, "culture is public because meaning is". To illustrate this principle, he gives the example of a piece of music written for a violin. The music does not consist only of notes written on a piece of paper, but rather is constructed of many things, such as the knowledge necessary to read the music, the training that is necessary before someone can play the violin, the creation of the violin itself, a common recognition of what constitutes music - the list is almost endless, and portrays the interconnected nature of the structure behind culture."

Tags:anthropology, historical, materialism, ethnography, mega-concepts, culture

Abstract
This paper discusses capitalist economies. It specifically analyses the current global economic inequalities that exist. It then probes two explanations for these inequalities - one given by neo-classical theory and the other by Marxism. Finally, the paper gives some suggestions as to how the capitalist economy can be made more equitable in a globalised world.

From the Paper
"The other crucial component that must be addressed if truly aiming for distributional equity in the capitalist economy is broadening ownership of capital. This means not only broadening ownership of wealth but giving workers a more direct stake in economic management. Self (Self 2000:209) proposes the promotion of producers' and consumers' cooperatives to achieve this goal, which would act as an effective to competition. To counter any lack of interest on the part of workers to ensure cooperatives' success, Self suggests that workers own individual shares which must be sold back to the cooperative on an agreed formula when the worker leaves or dies. This effectively gives workers a stake in increasing profits and a bonus for any increase in market value. Hence, promoting cooperatives is a valuable means of addressing class conflict, a factor which entrenches inequality and poverty, since it necessarily causes the convergence of capitalist and worker interests."

Tags:profits, trade, growth, development

Abstract
Because of this reality, there are several fundamental implications for race relations in technocapitalist society. The paper examines how the capitalist press is racist precisely because elites make an effort to practise social control.

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This paper presents a detailed discussion about capitalist conservatism. The writer uses two published works to discuss the topic and its merits. The discussion revolves around whether or not the writer agrees with the idea that capitalism is merely progressive tradition challenging force for change.

From the Paper
"The dictionary defines capitalism as an economic system. It is a system that is characterized by private ownership and corporate ownership of capital goods. Those goods are obtained by investments and the investments are chosen by private decisions using prices, production and goods distribution as decision factors . This all provides competition in a free market and it is the foundational existence of the economic system called capitalism. Capitalism has been studied throughout history because of its widely fluctuating successes and failures ."

Tags:serfdom, system, economic, progressive, tradition, free, market, trade, soviet

Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses the age of globalization and focuses on the Canadian economy. We are living in the age of globalization. The writer notes that even though many argue that globalization is in the best interests of everyone, others point out that globally, economic divergence has simply become greater under globalization.

From the Paper
"We are living in the age of globalization. As the Canadian economic becomes increasingly globalized, many supporters of neo-liberal policies argue that globalization is in the best interests of everyone. The idea is that free trade will be some kind of global panacea, making everyone richer and happier, helping the developing world to develop faster, ending world hunger, and so on. However, others point out that globally, economic divergence has simply become greater under globalization. Moreover, they argue that economic divergence within countries has also increased. In this essay, I will argue that what is really going on under globalized ..."

Tags:working, class, capitalism

Abstract
This paper examines how, in the short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener", one of the more interesting character interactions is the narrator's reaction to Bartleby. The paper discusses how, if one observes this situation in the context of the ideas of Max Weber, it seems that Weber would most likely credit the way the narrator reacts to Bartleby to the ethos of capitalism instilled in the narrator by his Protestantism. The paper explains that it is this ethos that causes the narrator to be so perplexed by Bartleby, as well as what leads to the narrator's compassion towards him.

From the Paper
"In order to claim that that narrator's capitalist ethos is at the root of the narrator's reaction we must first show that the narrator indeed has such an ethos. In "Bartleby" the narrator exhibits ascetic Protestantism, which Weber claims is the religious foundation that defines the current capitalist ethos. It is easy to see that the narrator is religious when his is "... [going] to Trinity Church," (Melville 16). Even more proof comes on page 28 when the narrator reads Jonathan Edwards and is mulling over the issue of predestination. Both of these are signs that the narrator is Calvinist, as Edwards was a Puritan writer and predestination is a predominantly Calvinist principle. Signs of asceticism also show up in the setting of the narrator's office, which has windows that "...afford a lateral view of certain grimy back-yards and bricks," (8) and is scantly decorated. It is evident that in "Bartleby" the narrator has a Protestant background that instills in him an ethos of capitalism that affects his relation with his scrivener Bartleby."

Tags:max, weber, narrator

From the Paper
"According to a Marxist analysis, the economic and political realities of the capitalist state are by nature oppressive. The founder of Marxism, Karl Marx, was a German philosopher who lived between the years 1818 and 1883. In the 1840s, Marx began collaborating with Friedrich Engels (1820.1895) on a number of essays pertaining to the economic conditions of life. Together, Marx and Engels produced the important and influential text known as the Manifesto of the Communist Party (1848). In this work, the authors urged workers of the world to unite against the exploitative bourgeoisie class. Later, in 1867, Marx wrote a three.volume book entitled Capital, in which he denounced the injustices of the capitalist system. A reading of these two works provides a strong basis for an understanding of the Marxist critique of capitalism."

Abstract
This paper examines the impact of globalization in China, citing it as a cause of the emerging capitalistic culture there. First, the paper describes Hofstede's theory with an emphasis on cross-cultural organizational and business interaction. Then, the paper addresses how this applies to China, further noting how the deregulation of international trading parameters has dramatically altered the interaction of parties across national borders. According to the paper, various aspects of capitalism has permeated Chinese culture, however the author questions whether China is fully committed to capitalistic principles. Various reports and articles are cited which support this viewpoint. The paper concludes by citing the rampant corruption that is also developing in Chinese culture and its connection to the free-market.

From the Paper
"Indeed, one clear aspect of the Chinese economy which is changing quite rapidly is its greater facilitation of competitiveness. A symptom of China's increasingly free-market proclivities, the force of bargaining power now afforded resource suppliers, retailers and, ultimately, consumers, is certainly changing to the expense of the producer, with local contractors now increasingly being forced to acquire supplies at a market value notably altered by more widely distributed resource demand and evident product value. Indeed, the ability for members of the buying public to purchase items at a supply level resolves a question of the impetus for expansion, demonstrating that there is in fact a true call within the public and culture for a continued advancement of capitalist enterprises and the consumer opportunities implied.
"Still, the force of free-market rivalry is one that has been stimulated in recent decades and magnified really only in recent years by China's increased efforts at allowing privatization, at encouraging competitive growth and at becoming a major party to the global trade scheme. Certainly, these are some of the forces at play which have allowed for many foreign investors to consider China as a viable and desirable point of entry. Even more to this point, the convenience of its proximity to both mainland China and the western trading community make Taiwan a revealing locale within which this bleeding inward of capitalism has occurred. In concurrence with China, Taiwan has experienced an ongoing expansion in the role that capitalism and free-market competition have played in its global identity."

Tags:Hofstede's dimensions, corruption, free-market