Difference between revisions of "Socially useless production"
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| − | For example, capitalism has | + | For example, [[capitalism]] has led to: |
| + | * the growth of consumer lending, enabling people to buy things which they can't really afford, with long-term debt and even bankruptcy as a common side-effect | ||
| + | * remedial measures, such as trade unions and regulatory agencies, to deal with the social problems created by capitalism<ref name=ws1 /> | ||
| + | * coercive activities to protect or promote the interests of capital (from weapons research to security firms).<ref name=ws1 /> | ||
==Related== | ==Related== | ||
* [[Socially useless production]] contributes to the creation of [[artificial scarcity]]. | * [[Socially useless production]] contributes to the creation of [[artificial scarcity]]. | ||