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Key to progress is innovation, i.e. creative destruction
Schumpeter
Growth of the capitalist economy is uneven
Schumpeter
Modern economies are dominated by large concerns
Schumpeter
Labor is the basis of wealth
Smith
Division of labor implies economics interdependence
Smith
The individual pursuit of self-interest has possible beneficial effects
Smith
Government policies should facilitate private bargains
Croase
Firms are mini-command economies
Croase
Capitalism is a mixture of competition and command
Croase
Economic policy should promote well-being
Sen
Democratically elected governments more likely to address poverty
Sen
Famines are not the result of shortages of food
Sen
Government market intervention reduces instability
Keynes
Unemployment is a chronic problem in a capitalist economy
Keynes
The market system is not self-regulating
Keynes