Market Capitalism, as realized, 2015-present
Contemporary · realized scope
Market capitalism is an economic and political system in which the means of production are privately owned and the allocation of goods and services is determined primarily through price signals and voluntary exchange in competitive markets. It operates across Western Europe and globally, with its contemporary form shaped by institutions such as the World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, and national central banks from the mid-twentieth century onward.
Cluster:Pragmatic Achievement
Defined by elevated Evidence-Based Reasoning, with Achievement & Excellence, Material Aspiration, and Progress & Innovation running high alongside it. Sanctity & Transcendence and Tradition & Continuity sit low. The pattern is secular and outcome-focused: performance and evidence over inherited forms.
Full profile
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Neighbors
- 1Shareholder Capitalism, as stated, 1970s-presentDistance: 10Compare
- 2Goldman Sachs, as realized, 2015-presentDistance: 19Compare
- 3Neoliberalism, as stated, late 20th c.-presentDistance: 20Compare
- 4JPMorgan Chase, as realized, 2015-presentDistance: 20Compare
- 5Silicon Valley Techno-Optimism (contemporary), as stated, 2010-presentDistance: 21Compare
The Three Axes (Detail)
Each bar is one pole’s pull, pointing the way it pushes the result. The dot is where the two pulls add up.