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Free Economy! On 3628800 Alternatives of and to Capitalism

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Even the sharpest problem focus cannot help but sharpen the problem. Thus, the key to our understanding of alternatives to capitalism and alternative forms of capitalism is not in the ongoing problematization of the dominance of the economic principle. Rather, the question addressed in the present form theoretical argument is about which distinctions we need to draw in order to be able to observe capitalism. Answering this question, we show that the form capitalism can only be unfolded in the medium of functional differentiation. In resituating the economy as only one out of ten function systems, we demonstrate that both pro- and anti-capitalist concepts of society imply an economy-bias and, consequently, a neglect of the remaining function systems. We therefore suggest that the observation of both alternatives to capitalism and alternative capitalisms calls for a stronger focus on the non-economic function systems. Finally, we present an outlook on a way to more than three million alternatives of and to capitalism. JEL: A14, Z13

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  • Steffen Roth, 2015. "Free Economy! On 3628800 Alternatives of and to Capitalism," Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, , vol. 27(2), pages 107-128, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jinter:v:27:y:2015:i:2:p:107-128
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    1. Vladislav Valentinov, 2019. "The Ethics of Functional Differentiation: Reclaiming Morality in Niklas Luhmann’s Social Systems Theory," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 155(1), pages 105-114, March.
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    7. Vladislav Valentinov & Martina Bolečeková & Gabriela Vaceková, 2017. "The Nonprofit Response to the Migration Crisis: Systems-Theoretic Reflections on the Austrian and Slovak Experiences," Systemic Practice and Action Research, Springer, vol. 30(6), pages 651-661, December.

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    Keywords

    Capitalism; form theory; functional differentiation; systemic constellations; paradox;
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    JEL classification:

    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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