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noun
The most recent or current form of capitalism, especially as characterized by monopoly, globalization, exploitation, and excess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Global economic development in which capitalistic production reaches peak saturation, resulting in systemic alienation, environmental destruction, and deprivation of human rights.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: critical
Topics: government, politics
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History
Calque of German Spätkapitalismus, attributed to German economist Werner Sombart and later popularized by Marxist economist Ernest Mandel.
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