The Evolution of Modern Capitalism
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The Evolution of Modern Capitalism is an influential economic treatise by J. A. Hobson that analyzes the development, structure, and social consequences of industrial capitalism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Evolution of Modern Capitalism Context triple: [J. A. Hobson, notableWork, The Evolution of Modern Capitalism]
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A.
The Economic Institutions of Capitalism
The Economic Institutions of Capitalism is a seminal work in transaction cost economics that analyzes how firms, markets, and contractual arrangements are structured to govern economic transactions under capitalism.
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B.
A Theoretical, Historical and Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process
A Theoretical, Historical and Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process is the full subtitle of Joseph Schumpeter’s seminal work "Business Cycles," which examines the dynamics and development of capitalist economies over time.
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C.
Discovery and the Capitalist Process
"Discovery and the Capitalist Process" is a seminal work in Austrian economics that explores the role of entrepreneurial discovery in driving market coordination and economic progress within a capitalist system.
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D.
Accumulation and Stability Under Capitalism
Accumulation and Stability Under Capitalism is an influential Marxian economic work by Prabhat Patnaik that analyzes how capitalist accumulation processes affect macroeconomic stability and crises.
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E.
The Folklore of Capitalism
The Folklore of Capitalism is a 1937 book by legal scholar Thurman Arnold that critiques American economic and legal institutions by exposing the myths and symbolic beliefs underpinning capitalist ideology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Evolution of Modern Capitalism Target entity description: The Evolution of Modern Capitalism is an influential economic treatise by J. A. Hobson that analyzes the development, structure, and social consequences of industrial capitalism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
The Economic Institutions of Capitalism
The Economic Institutions of Capitalism is a seminal work in transaction cost economics that analyzes how firms, markets, and contractual arrangements are structured to govern economic transactions under capitalism.
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B.
A Theoretical, Historical and Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process
A Theoretical, Historical and Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process is the full subtitle of Joseph Schumpeter’s seminal work "Business Cycles," which examines the dynamics and development of capitalist economies over time.
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C.
Discovery and the Capitalist Process
"Discovery and the Capitalist Process" is a seminal work in Austrian economics that explores the role of entrepreneurial discovery in driving market coordination and economic progress within a capitalist system.
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D.
Accumulation and Stability Under Capitalism
Accumulation and Stability Under Capitalism is an influential Marxian economic work by Prabhat Patnaik that analyzes how capitalist accumulation processes affect macroeconomic stability and crises.
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E.
The Folklore of Capitalism
The Folklore of Capitalism is a 1937 book by legal scholar Thurman Arnold that critiques American economic and legal institutions by exposing the myths and symbolic beliefs underpinning capitalist ideology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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economic treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
assess social impact of capitalist development
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explain historical evolution of capitalist organization ⓘ |
| analyzes |
economic cycles
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industrial concentration ⓘ international trade and markets ⓘ overproduction and underconsumption ⓘ role of finance in capitalism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British New Liberalism
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linked to:
New Liberalism
progressive era economic thought ⓘ |
| author |
J. A. Hobson
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John Atkinson Hobson ⓘ
linked to:
J. A. Hobson
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques |
laissez-faire capitalism
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unregulated industrial capitalism ⓘ |
| field |
economic history
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economics ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of modern capitalism
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distribution of income ⓘ imperialism and capitalism ⓘ labor and capital relations ⓘ monopoly and competition ⓘ organization of industry ⓘ social reform ⓘ structure of industrial capitalism ⓘ trusts and cartels ⓘ |
| genre |
economics
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political economy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
reformist critique of capitalism
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social liberalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical economics
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liberal political economy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of concentration of economic power
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early analysis of imperialism as economic phenomenon ⓘ influence on later critiques of capitalism ⓘ |
| proposes |
social reforms to mitigate inequality
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state intervention in the economy ⓘ |
| subject |
capitalism
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early 20th century economy ⓘ economic history ⓘ economic theory ⓘ industrial capitalism ⓘ late 19th century economy ⓘ social consequences of capitalism ⓘ |
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