College of
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College of
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Administration
The following questions pertain to the video on Socialism:
1) What, if any, flaws do you see in the Swedish system?
2) Would this system work in the U.S.? Why? Why not? What would need to change?
3) Would you feel motivated to work up to a CEO position knowing that you monetary compensation would only be increased slightly? Why? Why not? What values are at play?The following questions pertain to Chapter VI -- The Inexorable System of Karl Marx:
4) If Marx came to dinner, how would you argue against his forecast of the downfall of capitalism? Do you agree with his assumptions?The following quesions pertain to Chapter VII - The Victorian World and the Underworld of Economics:
5) Why do you think capitalism is so predominant internationally? Because of imperialistic expansion? Because it is “irresistibly” efficient?
6) Do you think imperialism is an inseparable part of capitalism?The following questions pertain to Chapter VIII - The Savage Society of Thorstein Veblen:
7) Does the “New Economy” and the rise of the Internet support Veblen’s theory of a technological overthrow of the capitalist system?
8) Is conspicuous consumption still a means of “reputability” for the wealthy?The following questions pertain to Chapter IX - The Heresies of John Maynard Keynes:
9) Is government spending really the only way to stimulate a flagging economy?
10) Is the government’s recent revision of tax laws to ease the burden on corporate dividends a tactic to forestall a more serious economic downturn?The following questions pertain to Chapter XI - The End of the Worldly Philosophy:
11) “Capitalism may be an economic success but it is not a sociological success …” What do you think?
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