From this political theory comes the economic principle, the law of supply and demand. ... Engines and machines, the magnificent products of science, began to revolutionize the idea of progress itself. A simple machine could now do the work of 20 men. ... This industrial revolution was triggered by the discovery of the steam engine, various spinning machines, and other mechanical devices. Only big capitalists that altered the method of production and displaced the former workers, could buy these machines, which were very expensive. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Review of Literature Published in 1867, Capital, Volume I serves as the beginning of a trilogy of works that attempts to analyze capitalism through an economic, political, and social lens (Marx and McLellan, 2000). ... Unlike the previous three works described, the focus of The Communist Manifesto is much more on the political and social issues that arise due to capitalism running amok. ...

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There were many problems; both political and economic, facing the Soviet Union in 1928 and the decision to launch the five-year plans must have been influenced in part by these. ... However, the economic reasons were secondary to the political needs of the communism. ... Before and throughout the five-year plans Stalin's propaganda machine created an image of Stalin following the Leninist' path, ridiculing the rightists who were bringing back capitalism' whilst further damaging the leftist world-wide revolution' for being irresponsible and unpatriotic. ...

• Word Count: 5589
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: Undergraduate