Essays on Iron Cage

Introduction

Capitalism is a social system, both economic and political, where a country’s trade is owned and controlled by private organizations or individuals for profits while rationalization is a belief that actions should be based on knowledge and reasoning rather than traditions, emotions or other beliefs. According to Weber, capitalism is defined as a common orientation in the shape of various mercantile operations in an effort to achieve maximum profit through economic exchange. It exists in many nations such as Babylon, China, Ancient Egypt, Mediaeval Europe, and India. Capitalism can either be regular or rationalized. Rationalized Capitalism comprises of ...

Max Weber sees present days and the future ones greatly influenced by pessimistic diagnosis. The concept of the "iron cage", which was developed by Weber, is the result of the rationalization of the business activity, which has led to a surprising economic growth. However, it has created the "iron cage" of capitalism. The negativity of this "iron cage" of capitalism is that it establishes a framework of human lives. Capitalism in its cultural and historical integrity is the main subject of Weber's research. This paper analyzes, whether social capitalism has an alternative or it is an inevitable level of ...

Writings of Max Weber are representing fundamental importance to Sociology as scientific discipline. While different concepts were still not described, he has tried to clear up situations considering power, people attitudes, economy, and religion and even give them definitions which we are interpreting till nowadays. His works are without doubt having particular semantic load. This makes them harder to read but more challenging to explain. While analyzing different concepts described by Weber we should also take into consideration time when he was writing and influence of European, precisely, German politics and economics which somehow could have been different from ...

Question 1

Discuss in detail, from the Manifesto of the Communist Party how the social relations of production will become a fetter or obstacle to the continued development of the means of production. Make sure to use specific quotes from the Manifesto to support your discussion. According to the concept of social relations, means of production can be privately or publicly owned depending on the order established in a society. For Marx and Engels (1848), capitalistic structure suggests concentration of means of production at the hands of bourgeoisie and continuous exploitation of working class while socialism presupposes public ownership of the means ...