The Relentless Revolution

There are many aspects of American government that have shaped it into what it is today, a few of those being culture, politics, and economics. There are three main economic systems: socialism, communism, and the most popular in the western world, capitalism. Born in 17th century Europe, capitalism can be defined as the investment of money with the intention of profiting. After spreading across Europe, colonization forced capitalism upon other countries. Capitalism was once a fundamental component to progress and aided in economic growth, which led to the industrial revolution, improved standards of living, and increased gross domestic product. While economic growth was once vital for progress to occur, it creates more long-term problems than it solves. …show more content…
The common theory of the 18th century was that capitalism was an inevitable outcome of economics. The famous Scottish economist, Adam Smith believed this as well. However, in her book The Relentless Revolution, …show more content…
One of the foundations of capitalism is deconstruction and its application to natural resources. Using this perspective one would assume that the environment is a tool that should be manipulated for the sake of progress, and idea that was shared by both Karl Marx, the author of The Communist Manifesto, and Adam Smith. While this aided in increasing standard of living and innovation, natural resources have a limit and the consequences are beginning to leave a mark. The effects on the environment are included in true cost along with the value of labor, aspects of capitalism and economic growth that are not measured by