Brooks Adams (1848-1927), was an American historian and a critic of capitalism. He believed that commercial civilizations rise and fall in predictable cycles. First, masses of people draw together in large population centers and engage in commercial activities. As their desire for wealth grows, they discard spiritual and creative values. Their greed leads to distrust and dishonesty, and eventually the society crumbles. In The Law of Civilisation and Decay (1895), Adams noted that as new popu ...
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Brooks Adams (1848- 1927), was an American historian and a critic of capitalism. He believed that commercial civilizations rise and fall in predictable cycles. First, masses of people draw together in large population centers and engage in commercial activities. As their desire for wealth grows, they discard spiritual and creative values. Their greed leads to distrust and dishonesty, and eventually the society crumbles. In The Law of Civilisation and Decay (1895), Adams noted that as new pop ...
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01 – The Collapse of Capitalistic Government
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02 – The Limitations of the Judicial Function
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04 – The Social Equilibrium
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AMERICAN COURTS AS LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS
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THE LIMITATIONS OF THE JUDICIAL FUNCTION
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Prefatory note & THE COLLAPSE OF CAPITALISTIC GOVERNMENT
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