Democratic capitalism
From Free net encyclopedia
Democratic Capitalism is an economic ideology based on a tripartite arrangement of a market-based economy based predominantly on economic incentives through free markets, a democratic polity and a liberal moral-cultural system which encourages pluralism.
This economic system supports a mainly capitalist market economy, with some limitations (i.e. regulations) created according to the will of the public (which is expressed through a democratic process).
The United States is notable in using Democratic Capitalism as its economic-political system. Both the Democratic and Republican Parties of the United States subscribe to this (little-"d" and "r") democratic-republican philosophy.
Most liberals and conservatives generally support some form of Democratic Capitalism in their economic practices.
See also
- Capitalism
- Democracy
- Socialism
- Democratic socialism
- Conservatism
- Liberalism
- Progressivism
- Communitarianism