Economic System with Private Property and Markets
An economic system can be built upon the institutions of private property and markets without the widespread presence of firms. In such a system, individuals or families own their capital goods and exchange products directly with others in a marketplace. Production is typically carried out by artisans or family units, not by hired employees working for a company. This represents an intermediate stage in the nested structure of capitalism, more complex than a purely self-sufficient system but lacking the firm-based organization of a fully capitalist economy.
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