Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by James Fulcher Summary
Overview of Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction unravels our global economic system's complex evolution - from merchant origins to modern crises. Oxford's acclaimed guide explores capitalism's ethical dilemmas and transformative power, offering crucial insights for anyone questioning how financial systems shape our world and what alternatives might exist.
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When Money Became the Master
In 1601, a group of English merchants pooled their resources for a risky venture to the East Indies. When their ships returned laden with pepper, investors celebrated a staggering 95% profit. Three expeditions later, their vessels lay wrecked at the bottom of the ocean, and fortunes vanished overnight. This pattern of spectacular wins and devastating losses wasn't a bug in early capitalism-it was the feature that would reshape the world. What began as merchant adventurers exploiting price differences between distant markets evolved into something far more transformative. These early capitalists weren't just trading goods; they were pioneering a revolutionary idea: investing money with the expectation of profit. The English and Dutch East India Companies developed joint-stock structures to spread risk, and by 1688, their shares traded actively on the London Stock Exchange. Amsterdam merchants built warehouses large enough to hold grain for the entire country for over a decade, not to prevent famine, but to control prices through artificial scarcity. But merchant capitalism was merely the prologue. Industrial capitalism fundamentally transformed human existence itself. Consider James M'Connel and John Kennedy, two Scottish entrepreneurs who started with 1,770 in 1795 and built a cotton empire employing 1,500 workers by the 1830s. Their success rested on a brutal equation: profit came from exploiting labor. Children as young as seven worked 13.5-hour days in their mills. As automation advanced, skilled workers found themselves replaced by cheaper hands. Work became sharply separated from life, creating "leisure time" as a distinct concept that workers fought desperately to expand. Capitalism simultaneously commercialized this hard-won leisure, developing entire industries around rail excursions and spectator sports. The system that created free time also figured out how to profit from it.
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"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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