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Chapter Lv. the Capitalist System 136

The Book of Life · Upton Sinclair — chapter 36 of 88 · ~106 words · public domain

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Shows how wealth is produced in modern society, and the effect of this system upon the minds of the workers.

CHAPTER LVI. THE CAPITALIST PROCESS 142

How profits are made under the present industrial system and what becomes of them.

CHAPTER LVII. HARD TIMES 145

Explains why capitalist prosperity is a spasmodic thing, and why abundant production brings distress instead of plenty.

CHAPTER LVIII. THE IRON RING 148 Analyzes further the profit system, which strangles production, and makes true prosperity impossible.

CHAPTER LIX. FOREIGN MARKETS 151 Considers the efforts of capitalism to save itself by marketing its surplus products abroad, and what results from these efforts.

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