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Topic: Capitalism

SubscriberWrites: China’s recent crackdowns attempt to control its experiment with socialism and capitalism

President Xi's recent public statements and actions indicate that China is pivoting away from a free-market economy to a more governed way of dictating the market forces.

Off The Cuff with Jaithirth Rao & Gurcharan Das

In this edition of #ThePrintOTC, entrepreneur and writer Jaithirth Rao speaks to Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and commentator Gurcharan Das about Rao's new book, 'Economist...

We are in an age of rapid technological progress. But many are not ‘progressing’

Technology has paved the way for economic transformation and improved quality of life. But 'creative destruction' is widening the inequality gap.

SubscriberWrites: Free market capitalism leads to greater economic democracy than socialism

Capitalism provides various opportunities to several people while economic power is consolidated in few hands in socialism, writes Hindol Roy.

SubscriberWrites: In praise of making money & why it’s a good idea to let a thousand billionaires bloom

Shaunak Desai defends the super rich from the charge that their creation of wealth also creates greater inequality in society.

Infinite exponential economic growth is a myth, says Sam Pitroda

In ‘Redesign the World’, Sam Pitroda argues that hyperconnectivity and Covid-19 have offered a unique opportunity to redesign the world to meet future challenges.

Why we should cut capitalism some slack after the Covid pressure cooker

A greater tolerance of intentional slack is being built into everything — from how Toyota Motor Corp. manages its inventory and Amazon.com Inc. organises its deliveries.

Why economist Milton Friedman wasn’t wrong about the corporate mantra — ‘make as much profit’

Shareholder capitalism is widely misunderstood. It does not argue for businesses to pursue maximum profit in the absence of any constraints, legal or ethical.

Not Covid, it’s affluence that is the world’s biggest threat today

Scientists from Australia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom have warned that tackling overconsumption has to become the world’s biggest priority.

Capitalism needs the ‘Great Reset’ button. Covid-19 is showing the way

We can emerge from this crisis a better world, if we act quickly and jointly, writes founder of World Economic Forum Professor Klaus Schwab.

On Camera

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.