Given the following informatic outline: War::Space
- The Introduction of Capitalism and Liberalism
- There is an intricate relationship between capitalism and liberalism, illustrating how these two systems have intersected and evolved over time.
- Defining Capitalism
- Free Markets - Supply & Demand vs Central Planning, Strategic Regulation, Minimizing Regulation
- Private Ownership - Property rights...for some.
- Profit Orientation - The pursuit of profit
- Labor Dynamics - Wages acquisition distinct from means of production ownership
- Importance of the wage - investment - profit relationship [WIP]
- Disparity in profit-sharing
- Capitalist as the individual who invests to create wealth
- Capitalism does not exist in isolation; it is affected by broader social, economic, and political variable
- Government regulation, market competition, and technological advancement
- Historical Context
- Transition from Feudal to Capitalist System
- Peasants transitioned from self-sustaining agriculture to becoming wage laborers for landowners
- Industrial Revolution
- Urban factory work
- Industry-focused regions
- The Role of the English Civil War
- The conflict underscored tensions between Parliament, comprised of wealthy landowners, and King Charles I.
- The war culminated in the king's execution in 1649, representing a radical change in the governance structure.
- Following the war, there emerged a vibrant public discourse revolving around the envisioning of a better society, introducing radical ideas such as religious freedom, political reform, and the return of common land, notably proposed by groups like the Diggers
- Oliver Cromwell's Government
- Authoritarian approach
- Affluent classes to consolidate power
- Capitalism to flourish
- Governance to favor property rights, a priori consideration
- Economic interests of landowners the focus
- Philosophical Underpinnings of John Locke
- Government to be by the consent of the governed
- Contradictory emancipation
- Freedom of Individuals
- Excluding the Enslaved, Women, & Indigenous
- Contradictory Society
- Ideals of Liberty vs. Actual Social Structures
- Emergence of Liberalism favored Wealthy
- Upheld Interests of Property Owners, Including Enslaved "Properties" aka People "Others."
