Capitalism Neo-colonialism and Imperialism

Capitalism Neo-colonialism and Imperialism

1. Capitalism

   • An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.

2. Imperialism

   • Is a form of international hierarchy in wich one political community effectively governs or controls another political community.
     • It's a decisive stage in the Developpement of Capitalism
       • Is a special phase in the Developpement of Capitalism base on: The decisive rule of the monopolies: Few companies own the whole market
         • The global market is divided in different monopoles companies -who compete between them.
           • Few companies share the whole market, so they make agreements in order to control the market.
             • The states will no longer be the ones who monopolized the market, but they oriented they policy for the profit of those companies.

3. Neocolonialism

   • The economic and political policies by which a great power indirectly maintains or extends its influence over other areas or people.
     • This policies turn into military conflicts in order to keep the interest of this countries.
       • Neocolonialist powers employ economic, financial, and trade policies to dominate less powerful contries.

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