Factors that pushed and led to the rise of capitalism stared to appearin numerous different places in the world especially Europe.
In the book “Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy ” chapter no 3, it mentions that his increase in capitalism was mostprominent in Europe for contingent historical reasons. It also explains majorreasons behind them. In my opinion, it was not European values that cause thisincrement in capitalism, but rather a capitalism that formed what we think ofas European values. It arises as aproduct of the growth and development of the forces, power, and relations ofproduction and creation on an international scale rather than because of someexceptional European events or occurrence.
The capitalist system is the mostdynamic and creative way of production in the history of mankind. In the spaceof a few centuries, the globe has been altered beyond all acknowledgment and recognition.It would seem that the material troubles of survival have lastly been resolved.Average life expectancies have definitely increased a lot and evenTechnological innovations took place at a speed that would have been beforehandunbelievable. More food, clothing, and technology can be created using lesslabor than ever in the past.
But capitalism is definitely a system at odds withitself. The need for constant accumulation is the driving strength of people,determining where and in what way human power will be used. Instead of mankindcontrolling the fulfillment of its own growth, humanity is at the mercy of aneconomic system which it has itself created. Enough food could be produced to feed all of the world’s populationthose in necessitate of it don’t havethe resources to pay for it. Industry pollutants causing harm to theenvironment when less harmful ways of production can easily be utilized buteveryone wants more profit.
In other words, capitalist accumulation pretty muchdepends on the exploitation of the wage laborer. The rise of capitalism is thusexplained in terms of the rise to the importance of the most productive,rational, and progressive social crowd, merchants and producer. Not only thatbut classical political market or economy is seen as an intellectual mirror image of the ascendance of merchants andproducers and as a hypothetical explanation of their interests and actions.
