Category: capitalism: a hobby
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If Mother Nature does most of the work, why is she not paid?
Still on the subject of a sustainability-interested layman’s hobby of delving into Capitalism, and before I define Capitalism, I would like to stay on the subject of what Capital is, or rather not what it is worth but how it is used. DEFINING NATURAL CAPITAL Natural Capital is easy to define in terms of ecological…
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How can the world owe more than the total value of its assets?
Last time I went through the different types of capital and the two types of financial capital: own capital, called equity, for example the money put in by owners as shares, and foreign capital, money the organization has borrowed. Before I get any further on my understanding of Capitalism, I need to take one more…
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Capitalism is tricky to pin down so let’s start by defining capital.
For my new series; capitalism: a hobby I have been looking into collecting a definition of capitalism we can all agree on as a starting point to have an interesting conversation around it. It’s not easy. And WHY it’s not easy will be the subject I am sure for later blogs in the series. Suffice to say…
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Why am I making a hobby out of capitalism?
Well I am not going to be paid, that is for sure, there are so many experts out there that get down to the fine nitty gritty. Look. I like theoretical stuff. When I worked for a large corporation I enjoyed working with the corporate management system, multi-project management methodology, aligning mission, strategy, goals and activities,…
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My new hobby: capitalism
Well, now I have turned sixty I thought I should get a hobby. Looking around for something intellectually stimulating to work with, fun, something to have an argument about and possibly something useful – either to make me money or preferably help bring the world more sustainable. Capitalism: I chose capitalism. I mean, a lot of people praise it…