But surely the motor of wealth, at least under capitalism, involved the division of labour?
First, Marx's refusal to accept that capitalism involves a harmony of interests between worker and capitalist, replacing this with a class based analysis of the worker's struggle for better wages and conditions of work, versus the capitalist's drive for ever greater profits.
Capitalism involves an acceptance that the pie will not be divided equally, reflecting both a recognition of what makes people work hard and the need to reward enterprise.
Republicans and conservative pundits have recently become fond of quoting economist Joseph Schumpeter, who argued that capitalism involves "creative destruction" that can take a human toll but ultimately promotes innovation and economic growth.
Republicans and conservative columnists and editorial writers have recently become fond of quoting economist Joseph Shumpeter, who argued that capitalism involves "creative destruction," which can take a human toll but which ultimately promotes innovation and economic growth.
Bush-era crony capitalism did involve war logistics; Obama-era crony capitalism may yet involve windmills — and also, according to some excellent reporting in the Times recently, geothermal-drilling schemes that may or may not accidentally cause California to crack up and fall into the Pacific at long last.
Greider's capitalism would involve some kind of worker ownership and control of enterprises.
The company's corporate concept focuses on "caring capitalism," which involves the product as well as social and economic missions.
"We have the poster child of Bush-Cheney crony capitalism, Halliburton, involved in this," Arianna said.
"Work" in capitalism always involves a performative up-sell, pure, positive self-promotion, not a reconciliation with the truth, which I find more productive, intellectually, and, well, when it comes down to brass tacks (and carbon caps), necessary if we really want to continue reproducing as a species on this planet.
