Download or read book The Origins of Capitalism as a Social System written by Giannēs Mēlios and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capitalism as a social system emerged from the encounter of the "money owner" and the proletarian which shaped a society based on class domination and exploitation. This book focuses on the monetary theory of value and capital developed by Karl Marx and explores the ideas of "primordial profit" and the respective "money owner".