- Capitalism and Alternatives -

Why not?

Posted by: MDG on December 14, 1999 at 17:02:21:

In Reply to: Is it fair to categorize a country as 'capitalist'? ... posted by Frenchy on December 14, 1999 at 16:22:11:

: No reference I've yet seen categorizes them as such but rather as Democratic Republic, Republic, Social Republic, etc. I've yet to see a country listed as a 'capitalist' country.
: Thoughts?
You can live in a household which can be characterized as both Republican and Rastafarian, so why not characterize a country both by its political system (Democratic Republic) and economic system (Capitalist)?

Follow Ups:

He did it!! Did not, you did. Did not. Did..... Frenchy December 15 1999 (1)
- The U.S. calls itself a democracy and calls itself capitalist. Captain Grammar Setting 'Em Straight, Inc December 15 1999 (0)