ive always thought markets and capitalism were the same thing and markets were inherent to capitalism, but now im reading things that say they're not? Is this accurate? What's the difference? Can markets exist without capitalism, and vice versa?
ive always thought markets and capitalism were the same thing and markets were inherent to capitalism, but now im reading things that say they're not? Is this accurate? What's the difference? Can markets exist without capitalism, and vice versa?
I'm a little confused about this myself. I've heard arguments along the lines of: if there are markets, that implies people are buying things, which implies they have money, which implies wage labour, which implies capitalism. But my understanding is that the bigger difference between capitalism and socialism is who owns the capital, not necessarily the presence or absence of markets.
Yeah that's what I understand the difference to be. It doesn't really matter if I sell my spoons for money instead of accepting a trade of equal value as long as I own the spoon machine and there's no spoon baron breathing down my neck
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and the spoons are sold at a fair price.