How did capitalism begin?

Question

I simply want to know... it anyone has any sources or information on how capitalism began.

THANK YOU

Answer 1

Using the minimal amount of words   lol  to explain that ..

well, think about how was the life more than 20000 years ago, when the so called civilization hadn't born yet. Everyone worked for the wealth of an entire tribe, and not in an individualistic way. This is a communistic way of thinking.   Capitalism was born when someone decided to work only for himself, without giving his products to the community, but working in order to increase his own property. This is the dawn of capitalism, characterized by an individualistic way of thinking.  

Answer 2

The Wikipedia article is ok, but only mention Fernand Braudel as a link, not as a reference. This is where anyone interested in the history of capitalism should start (quite a big read, but absolutely captivating):

Civilization and Capitalism, 15th–18th Centuries, 3 vols. (1979) English translation by Siân Reynolds

* The Structures of Everyday Life (vol.1) ISBN 0-06-014845-2

* The Wheels of Commerce (vol. 2) ISBN 0-06-015091-2

* The Perspective of the World ('vol. 3) ISBN 0-06-015317-2

This, of course, from Fernand Braudel...

Answer 3

I liked the wiki article on the history. I had heard of Roman empire being capitalistic.

And certainly open trading markets existed well before that.

But what is capitalism? If it is defined as individuals making economic decisions on thier own self interest, I would have to say capoitalism has existed for longer than written history. But I suppose we want to separate capitalism from traditional, tribal economies, then I think certainly by the roman times we have the idea of "companies" where capital is provided to make profits.

Answer 4

Wikipedia has an extensive article about the history of capitalism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_...

Answer 5

Get rich quick schemes in the capitalist business world, (buyouts, IPOs, conglomerates, acquisitions, mergers, and the stock market), do not actually work. Remaining solvent does not actually exist within false economics capitalism.

Profit existing in the capitalist business world, or millionaires existing within capitalism, is pathological deception committed by the 21 organizations spying on the population with plain clothes agents, (with covert fake names and fake backgrounds).

Actual economics is the persons that are paying the business loans of companies voting at work in order to control the property they are paying for.

Capitalism is the psychology of imaginary parents, false economics, and the criminal deception of employees that are paying the bills (including the stocks and bonds, or shares) of companies.

Anti-Democracy republicanism is the psychology of imaginary parents, and false government.