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I am going to advance three theses. Of course, the truth or falsity of the theses cannot be evaluated without knowing the meanings of the words that compose them. I am going to devote myself mainly to explaining what the theses mean, that is to say to explain the concepts that compose them.
Prof. Dr. Howard Richards, Professor at the University of Santiago de Chile and born in the United States of America. Email: howardrichards8@gmail.com.
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According to official statistics, it is the small economic sector that generates the most employment. Official statistics do not track Corragio’s concept of people’s economy.
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The word capitalism was coined by Karl Marx. In his works there are at least three definitions of it. I use the one which says that where there is accumulation there is capitalism, and where there is capitalism there is accumulation.
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This historical review follows the sequence of ‘forms of value’ in the first volume of Capital by Karl Marx.
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The viewpoint here suggested is one I have further developed with several co-authors in several books available on Amazon, Google, and other sites.
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Richards, H. (2018). Solidarity Economy: A Key to Justice, Peace, and Sustainability. In: Oswald Spring, Ú., Serrano Oswald, S. (eds) Risks, Violence, Security and Peace in Latin America. The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science, vol 24. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73808-6_21
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