Often, we talk about the contradictions of capitalism inevitably causing economic crises, but what are those contradictions?
Often, we talk about the contradictions of capitalism inevitably causing economic crises, but what are those contradictions?
This is a good one. Liberals use "innovation" as a justification for capitalism and market economies, and capitalism does facilitate that to some extent, but once a technology/product becomes perfected, "competition" just leads to consolidation/monopolization of production, as some companies beat out or buy out others and are able to take advantage of economies of scale.