David M Kotz's The Rise And Fall Of Neoliberal Capitalism

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Asha Kaur
Eco
10/11/15
Midterm Exam

Part 1: An economic and political system in which a country 's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state is known as Capitalism. Many components make up a capitalist society such as the factors of production are privately owned. The economic transactions take place in markets where buyers and sellers interacts, and many business and employees are free to pursue their own self interest. The United States is known to follow the ideals of a capitalism throughout the years but as many as 32 recessions have taken place in the last 150 years. The economy seems to be unstable and the question arises, why is capitalism so dynamic and unstable? In the novel “The Rise and fall of Neoliberal Capitalism”, David M Kotz analyzes and answers the many …show more content…

The economy is substantially bigger than it was in 1980s and the amount of spending increases even though the share remains constant. Kotz showcases his perspective as he points out that the that the US made Neoliberal Capitalism be the new template. The rising rate of profit after neoliberal restructuring encouraged firms to expand. Wages were stagnating while profits were rising rapidly. The financial sector of big business after decades of subordination “under regulated capitalism was able to emerge as the dominant force in the 1970s.” (Kotz) Ongoing accumulation of the capital is known to result in neoliberalism. What makes neoliberalism as economically different from other regimes of accumulation is its solution to the problem of maintaining profits as capital cycles through the realms of production and consumption.Every producer needs to find a consumer willing to buy his or her product. This is a common-sense observation, but it runs into some tricky problems under Neoliberal

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