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A '''market''' is an abstraction which represents the sum total of all production for exchange, and all [[market exchange]] within a system. [[Capitalism]] is founded upon production for exchange, and so is characterized in part by the presence of a market.
A '''market''' is an abstraction which represents the sum total of all production for exchange, and all [[market exchange]] within a system. [[Capitalism]] is founded upon production for exchange, and so is characterized in part by the presence of a market.
A "free" market is a mythological concept of a market devoid of [[state]] interference, which exists as a utopian kind of heaven-surrogate in most [[libertarianism|libertarian]] and right-[[liberalism|liberal]] publications.
[[Category:Capitalism]]
[[Category:Capitalism]]
[[Category:Marxist economic concepts]]
[[Category:Marxist economic concepts]]
A "free" market is a mythological concept of a market devoid of [[state]] interference, although the majority of the bourgeoise and right-wingers support government intervention in terms of Bailouts, Subsidies, IP Protection, etc.  while still claiming to be proponents of "Free Market Capitalism".

Revision as of 15:30, 3 January 2024

A market is an abstraction which represents the sum total of all production for exchange, and all market exchange within a system. Capitalism is founded upon production for exchange, and so is characterized in part by the presence of a market. A "free" market is a mythological concept of a market devoid of state interference, although the majority of the bourgeoise and right-wingers support government intervention in terms of Bailouts, Subsidies, IP Protection, etc. while still claiming to be proponents of "Free Market Capitalism".