(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) While many people bandy around the term “capitalism,” it actually comes in many ...

There have been huge debates about the nature of Stalinist Russia, China, Cuba and others, with many calling them "socialist" ...

The dominant mode of socialist analysis of contemporary capitalism very often focuses on its corruption or decay through financialization, monopolization, deregulation, or corporate influence over ...

The ideas here have been expanded in The Problématique of State Capitalism as part of the book The Spectre of State Capitalism with Adam D Dixon (2023) available via Open Access here. At the risk of ...

President Donald Trump’s increasing control over businesses and the economy is being described by some commentators as “state capitalism”—a mix between socialism and capitalism. But the term “state ...

As the world evolves with new technological advancements and social changes, the traditional model of American capitalism is under increasing scrutiny and pressure. These challenges stem from various ...

OK—who’s the dangerous radical pushing the state to take over private enterprise here? Who’s aping the Chinese Communist policy of having the government own or control major business entities? Zohran ...

The rise of capitalism as an economic and social system has also coincided with its rapid transformation of nature. Wage ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) While many people bandy around the term “capitalism,” it actually comes in many ...