Template talk:Capitalism

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[edit] This template

Wow, what a hodge-podge. This template was started in February, and it seems the libertarianism template was used for its creation. Schools of thought? Shouldn't this simply include such schools as the Chicago School, the Austrian School, and the Public Choice School? Does Anarcho-capitalism belong there, as a school of capitalism? (There are some, e.g. Brad Spangler, who would argue that anarcho-capitalism is not even capitalist, that it is a stigmergic form of socialism. Even more will claim a distinction between "capitalism" and "free markets." The term is so vague and confusing, and used in such divergent manners.) Methinks anarcho-capitalism, free-market environmentalism, &c. would be better served in other sections of this template.

This template, if it is to be of any use at all, will need major changes. If there is no objection, I wish to make some of these changes. Anyone else agree? Disagree? Let me know.

allixpeeke (talk) 20:36, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Collapsable sections

There has been considerable discussion on the issue of the collapsable sections of templates like this, such as {{social democracy}}, {{Christian Democracy}} etc. I created a centralized place for discussion about this issue here. I invite every one to participate. C mon (talk) 18:11, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Attempt at remodeling...

I modified the template heavily (which was rather libertarian-biased - John Maynard Keynes wasn't even on it). I made a distinction, which I think is helpful, between schools in capitalist economics and political ideologies (social democracy vs. keynesian economics and neoliberalism vs. neoclassical economics). Many of the things listed as "Origins" weren't really origins - I mean, capitalism was here as idea and practice long before objectivism and the Austrian school were. I replaced those with five historical events and schools which shaped early capitalist thought. (though they're certainly open to debate since I took them off the top of my head)

I did remove a lot of the thinkers because the list was becoming pretty long as I started coming up with less libertarian economists (like John Hicks, Paul Samuelson, Alfred Marshall, Joseph Stiglitz, and Amartya Sen). Some of the ideas like free market roads are unique to libertarianism or anarcho-capitalism and not capitalism as a whole, so...I took those out. On the other hand, some things like competition law are probably pretty essential to most versions of capitalism but less emphasized in libertarianism and such. Equilibrium007 (talk) 08:47, 23 May 2008 (UTC)