| − | '''Capitalism''', also called '''free market economy''' is an economic system where the investment of capital, and production, distribution, income, and prices are determined not by government (as in a [[planned economy]]) but through the operation of a market where all decisions regarding transfer of money, goods (including capital goods), and services are voluntary rather than regulated and mandated by government. | + | '''Capitalism''', also called '''free market economy''' is an economic system where the investment of capital, and production, distribution, income, and prices are determined not by government (as in a [[planned economy]]) but through the operation of a competitive market where decisions regarding transfer of money, goods (including capital goods), and services are voluntary and private rather than regulated and mandated by government. |
| | Since the fall of [[communism]], and the advent of information technology, capitalism is becoming increasingly widespread. | | Since the fall of [[communism]], and the advent of information technology, capitalism is becoming increasingly widespread. |