post-capitalism
After profit-driven economies
Post-capitalism refers to theoretical economic systems that might emerge after or replace capitalism.
The term appears in political philosophy, economics, and futurism to describe societies organized around principles other than private ownership and market exchange—whether through technological abundance, cooperative ownership, or resource-based economies.
Some theorists argue automation will make post-capitalism inevitable.
The word often signals critique of current systems rather than a concrete proposal.
Self-operating system design
- post-scarcityEconomy without resource limits
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
- peer-to-peerServerless network architecture
open-source · decentralization · cybernetics · abundance · replicator · techno-utopianism
Member-owned collective enterprises
- commonsShared community resources
- degrowthIntentional economic contraction movement
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- decommodificationWithdrawing from market exchange
Philosophy rejecting state authority
- socialismCommunal economic control
- communismCollective ownership system
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- collectivismGroup primacy doctrine
autonomy · non-hierarchical · decentralization · syndicalism · communalism · prefigurative · abolition · emancipation
Intentional economic contraction movement
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- renewableCapable of restoration
- commonsShared community resources
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
regenerative · carbon-neutral · zero-waste · bioregionalism · solarpunk · sustainability · eco-socialism · Anthropocene
German economic philosopher
- communismCollective ownership system
- socialismCommunal economic control
- neoliberalismPro-market, anti-regulation ideology
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
accumulation · alienation · exploitation · dialectics · utopia · praxis · hegemony · ideology
automation
Self-operating system design
- post-scarcityEconomy without resource limits
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
peer-to-peer · open-source · decentralization · cybernetics · abundance · replicator · techno-utopianism
cooperatives
Member-owned collective enterprises
- commonsShared community resources
- degrowthIntentional economic contraction movement
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
decommodification · steady-state · localism · barter · reciprocity
anarchism
Philosophy rejecting state authority
- socialismCommunal economic control
- communismCollective ownership system
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
collectivism · autonomy · non-hierarchical · decentralization · syndicalism · communalism · prefigurative · abolition · emancipation · self-governance
degrowth
Intentional economic contraction movement
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- renewableCapable of restoration
- commonsShared community resources
permaculture · regenerative · carbon-neutral · zero-waste · bioregionalism · solarpunk · sustainability · eco-socialism · Anthropocene
Marx
German economic philosopher
- communismCollective ownership system
- socialismCommunal economic control
- neoliberalismPro-market, anti-regulation ideology
crisis · accumulation · alienation · exploitation · dialectics · utopia · praxis · hegemony · ideology · transition
- economic systemsmercantilism, communism, feudalism, socialism, agrarian economy
- leftismMarxism, socialism, communism, leftist, socialist
- cooperativesco-op, credit union, worker co-op, housing co-op, co-ops
post-capitalismcapitalism
Private profit-based economy
feudalism · mercantilism · industrial capitalism · late capitalism · agrarian economy
post-capitalismcapitalism
Private profit-based economy
neoliberalism · laissez-faire · corporate capitalism · crony capitalism · state capitalism
post-capitalismstatus quo
Existing condition of affairs
laissez-faire · neoliberalism · anarcho-capitalism · Thatcherism · Reaganomics
capital, capitalism, capitalist, capitalize, capitals, capitalization, capitalists, capitalized, capitalizing