"late capitalism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: late capitalisms [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German Spätkapitalismus, attributed to German economist Werner Sombart and later popularized by Marxist economist Ernest Mandel. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|de|Spätkapitalismus}} Calque of German Spätkapitalismus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} late capitalism (countable and uncountable, plural late capitalisms)
  1. The most recent or current form of capitalism, especially as characterized by monopoly, globalization, exploitation, and excess. Wikipedia link: Ernest Mandel, Werner Sombart Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Capitalism Synonyms: late-stage capitalism, late stage capitalism Related terms: late capitalist, hypercapitalism, supercapitalism Translations (form of capitalism): 晚期資本主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 晚期资本主义 (wǎnqī zīběnzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), senkapitalisme [common-gender] (Danish), myöhäiskapitalismi (Finnish), capitalisme tardif [masculine] (French), Spätkapitalismus [masculine] (German), capitalismo tardio [masculine] (Portuguese), capitalismo tardío [masculine] (Spanish), tardocapitalismo [masculine] (Spanish), senkapitalism [common-gender] (Swedish)

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