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Thesaurus search results for 'CAPITALISM': 2 results found.


CAPITALISM (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: An economic system that is based on free markets and private, for-profit production. There are several variations of capitalism with more or less state intervention and regulation (e.g. welfare capitalism, state capitalism).

GEOGRAPHIES OF CAPITALISM (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The relationship between space and the accumulation of capital, which is uneven partly due to capitalism both causing and being caused by sociospatial inequalities.

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