The conomic activity is regulated by the market, which is governed by the law of supply and demand. In this system there is predomiance of private property and free competition between companies. It has been adopted by the majority of the countries.

It is the interaction between the supply of a resource and the demand. A low supply and high demand, increases price, and the greater the supply and lower demand is, the price lowers.

Major capitalist businesses influence decisions maken by the state.

Capitalism generates periodic crises, when the competition reduces businesses profits they employ less workers.

The search for greatest individual profit leads to insufficent investment in goods and social services, which endangers the poors.

Capitalism is based on the constant increase of production and consumption to increase the economy.

They promote greater public expenditure to protect the poorest. The existence of public enterprises and increase of salaries to create demand.

They defend the total liberalisation of the economic system. They consider the State an obstacle to freedom. State enterprises should be privatised, salaries reduced to increase company profits.