no, socialism isn't better than capitalism because capitalism has a free market and people get rich easily.
Socialism has a much higher level of government control and regulation than capitalism does.
Capitalism allows for more freedom for businesses than socialism does
Capitalism allows for more freedom for businesses than socialism does
Because West Germany was based on free market capitalism while East Germany was based on Socialism
It creates the prerequisites for it's overthrow and the establishment of socialism. With capitalism ineviably comes, greater wealth than under feudalism and great technological advacement. These are just two prerequisites for the establishment of socialism at least.
Capitalism allows for more freedom for businesses than socialism does
Socialism is based on a different set of property rights than capitalism. Socialism is based on public property and co-operative property in the means of production, and individual property for small-scale enterprise. So yes, socialism is compatible with the protection of co-operative, public and individual property rights, whereas capitalism matches with protection of private property rights.
Both are modes of production, but other than that they have nothing in common. Socialism has no classes, no money, no wages system, production form use, no government.
No. While the United States government is espousing policies further to the left of what had been a decade earlier, they are a far cry from Socialism and are often trying to seek capitalism and private ownership with some governmental intervention rather than direct government ownership or management (which would be socialism).
Honduras operates primarily as a capitalist economy, characterized by private ownership and free markets. However, it has elements of social policies aimed at addressing inequality and poverty. While there are political factions that may advocate for more socialist policies, the overall economic structure leans towards capitalism rather than socialism or communism.
Adam Smith is primarily associated with capitalism. He is best known for his seminal work, "The Wealth of Nations," in which he advocates for free markets, competition, and individual self-interest as drivers of economic prosperity. Smith's ideas laid the foundation for classical economics and the principles of capitalism, emphasizing limited government intervention in the economy. While he acknowledged the need for some regulation, his vision aligns more closely with capitalist ideals than socialism.
Capitalism: a small number of people own the earth’s resources; most people have to work for a wage; production takes place for the sake of profit. Socialism: common ownership, production for use, no classes or state.