capitalist society

capitalism

any society based on a capitalist economy or where capitalist ownership of the means of production plays a principal role. See CAPITALISM AND CAPITALIST MODE OF PRODUCTION.

Collins Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2000

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