What Is Monopoly Capital?

Authors

  • John Bellamy Foster

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14452/MR-069-08-2018-01_5

Keywords:

Stagnation, Political Economy

Abstract

"Monopoly capital" is a term for the new form of capital, embodied in the modern giant corporation, that in the late nineteenth century began to displace the small family firm as the dominant economic unit, marking the end of the freely competitive stage of capitalism.

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Published

2018-01-05

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