The market system Owas born during the first Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. Oarises spontaneously when individuals wish to trade. Ois totally absent in state-run economies such as Cuba. Owas created by Adam Smith in 1776. Ois forced on a society by government and the capitalists who run it.
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