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On average, yes, capitalist countries have more crime, but this is correlation not causation. The reasons that capitalist countries typically have more crime is that fewer of them are police states and more of them have less restrictive gun laws. The monetary policies of capitalism or socialism have no effect on crime.

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There are no Socialist countries. Socialism means a classless stateless society based on production for use, and will have to exist at a global level, with no countries or borders.

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Is france's economy more capitalist or socialist?

Capitalist: class ownership, wages system, production for sale.


Do Consumers have more choice in a socialist system over a capitalist system?

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Is crime higher in capitalist countries?

Of course it is. Do a simple statistical analysis of the instances of normative 'crimes', such as burglary, theft and assault in nations with strong centralized, regulated markets and nations with laissez-faire libertarianist market policies and the conclusion should be quickly apparentAnswerNot necessarily. Capitalist countries just have better systems for compiling and reporting statistics. The statistics reported by capitalist countries are more reliable because they're normally reported by both government and independent agencies. For example, totalitarian governments tend to report statistics based on politics rather than facts; countries with ongoing unrest or war may not report crime at all when murder, robbery, or rape are a way of life and may go unchecked or may be government sanctioned. Another element that can affect reporting crime from country to country, is what is considered a crime in one country, may not be in another. Capitalist countries tend to have much higher standards for passing laws and punishments for acts against citizens. Capitalist countries also use more resources and technologies for detecting crime, apprehending criminals, and prosecuting crime.Monaco and Dubai are examples of very capitalist countries (don't bother to come if you don't plan to spend a lot of money), yet have very low crime rates.


How does Russia's economy work?

Poorly. To put more of a fine point on it, its capitalist just like the US and most countries.


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How might a socialist and a capitalist government differ in the treatment of the unemployment?

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How might a socialist and a capitalist government differ in treatment of the problem of unemployment?

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Does everyone make the same amount of money in Mexico?

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Is crime higher in capitalist countries?

Of course it is. Do a simple statistical analysis of the instances of normative 'crimes', such as burglary, theft and assault in nations with strong centralized, regulated markets and nations with laissez-faire libertarianist market policies and the conclusion should be quickly apparentAnswerNot necessarily. Capitalist countries just have better systems for compiling and reporting statistics. The statistics reported by capitalist countries are more reliable because they're normally reported by both government and independent agencies. For example, totalitarian governments tend to report statistics based on politics rather than facts; countries with ongoing unrest or war may not report crime at all when murder, robbery, or rape are a way of life and may go unchecked or may be government sanctioned. Another element that can affect reporting crime from country to country, is what is considered a crime in one country, may not be in another. Capitalist countries tend to have much higher standards for passing laws and punishments for acts against citizens. Capitalist countries also use more resources and technologies for detecting crime, apprehending criminals, and prosecuting crime.Monaco and Dubai are examples of very capitalist countries (don't bother to come if you don't plan to spend a lot of money), yet have very low crime rates.


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Wealth in Europe is more concentrated, as wealth in all capitalistic countries are (European countries are mainly capitalist).


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A country can have a mix of capitalist and socialist principles in its economic system, although it may lean more towards one or the other. For example, a country could have a capitalist economy with socialist welfare programs aimed at addressing social issues like healthcare and education.


Does the direction of the Democratic Party for the USA eventually lead to a Socialist nation?

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Why did Bismarck campaign against the socialist?

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