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8/2/2019 Capitalism Survive
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Who was the writer?
Fernand Braudel (1902 1985) French historian Main works:
The Mediterranean (1923 66)
Civilization and Capitalism (1955 79) Unfinished: Identity of France (1970 85)
the world's most influential academic historian (McNeill,2001)
McNeill, W. H. (2001).Fernand Braudel, Historian. The Journal of Modern History , 133-146.
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Long history > historian point of view? Capitalisms adaptability Categories or stages
(merchant, industrial and financial) > coexistance More than an economic system
Embedded: money, government & culture Who is in charge..
Businessmen or politicians?
A potential force
Braudel, F. (1980)Will Capitalism Survive? The Wilson Quarterly , 108-116.
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States spending more than they receive US increased debt ceiling
Capitalism casting doubts:
Capital and Government
Braudel, F. (1980)Will Capitalism Survive? The Wilson Quarterly , 108-116.
http://business.time.com/2012/01/25/the-time-at-davos-debate-analyses-capitalism-and-corporations/#ixzz1nEhIwY52
The TIME at Davos Debate: IsCapitalism Working in the 21stCentury?The corrective form of capitalism isboom and bust, Bank of AmericaCEO Brian Moynihan
Davos (WEF) 2012
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Not final stage Breaking down by itself?
Marxs predictions?
From outside Alternative Phoenix effect?
Sick but not about to die
Braudel, F. (1980)Will Capitalism Survive? The Wilson Quarterly , 108-116.
Herbert Marcuse* was right:"Crises are essential for thedevelopment of capitalism;inflation and unemployment favorthe centralization and theconcentration of capitalism
*German Jewish political theorist,1898-1979
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Centralization and concentration are, in effect, the silent buildersand demolishers of our social and economic architecture Fernand Braudel
Tradition and previous generations, weigh like a nightmare on theminds of the living Karl Marx (1818-1883)
Drivers of societies? No economic hierarchy equality Monopolies and the competitive sphere
New York 1970
Big thinkers
Braudel, F. (1980)
Will Capitalism Survive? The Wilson Quarterly , 108-116.
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Government interferesElectricit de France
SMEs condemned
What about diversification? Market economy without monopolies Capital monopoly vs state monopoly
The lower tier
Braudel, F. (1980)
Will Capitalism Survive? The Wilson Quarterly , 108-116.
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My opinion:Capitalism will notsurvive as it is,specially not ina democratic worldwith virtual goodsand intangibleservices., Alexander [email protected]
Can you see the crackof capitalism?
Thank you
for your time
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Sources
Braudel, F. (1980). Will Capitalism Survive? The Wilson Quarterly , 108-116. Lacton, J. (2009, 04 19). Time Magazin 1980 . Retrieved from Jacklaton:
http://www.jacklacton.com/2009/04/time-magazine-1980-is-capitalism.html
McNeill, W. H. (2001). Fernand Braudel, Historian. The Journal of ModernHistory , 133-146.
Wolverson, R. (2012, 01 25). The TIME at Davos Debate: Is CapitalismWorking in the 21st Century? Retrieved from Time Business:http://business.time.com/2012/01/25/the-time-at-davos-debate-analyses-capitalism-and-corporations/#ixzz1nEhIwY52