A capitalist economy is an economic system in which individuals, rather than the government, own and operate businesses. In this system, individuals are motivated by profit and competition to produce and sell goods and services. Full definition
There's far too much money waiting to be made — a nearly always irresistible force in capitalist economies — when the project is complete for it to be cancelled permanently. (mymoneycounselor.com)
And bubbles have been a feature of capitalist economies ever since. (themortgagereports.com)
This threatens to be a problem for socialist China as well as for capitalist economies. (michael-hudson.com)