2007 yili tarixda misli ko‘rilmagan davr bo‘ldi: o‘sha yili yaratilgan boylik rekord darajada, 54 trillion dollarga yetdi, bu tarixda bir yilda yaratilgan eng katta boylikdir. Ikkinchi jahon urushidan keyin jahon iqtisodiyoti atigi 1 trillion dollar edi. Yevropada kapitalizmning qabul qilinishi sanoat inqilobini boshlab berdi, bu esa tarixda teng kelmaydigan darajadagi shubhasiz farovonlik va taraqqiyotga olib keldi.

Year 2007 was an unprecedented time in history; the wealth generated in the year reached a record $54 trillion, the most generated in any year in history. After World War 2 the world economy was a mere $1 trillion. The adoption of Capitalism in Europe set in motion the industrial revolution which has led to unqualified prosperity and progress, unmatched in history.

Kapitalizm tarafdorlari Sovet kommunizmi qulaganidan beri dunyo aholisi qanchalik farovon yashayotganini, hatto kapitalizmning o‘zi erishgan yutuqlarni hisobga olganda ham, dunyoga eslatib kelmoqda. Ba’zi kapitalistlar o‘zlarini boshqa har qanday sivilizatsiyadan ustun deb hisoblaganlari uchun “sivilizatsiyaviy” irqchilik qilganlar - agar bunday atama mavjud bo‘lganida. Italiya Bosh vaziri Silvio Berluskoni 11-sentyabr voqealaridan keyin maqtanib shunday degan edi: “Biz o‘z sivilizatsiyamizning ustunligini anglashimiz kerak, bu farovonlik, inson huquqlariga hurmat va - islom mamlakatlaridan farqli o‘laroq - diniy va siyosiy huquqlarga hurmatni kafolatlagan tizim, bu tizimning diversifikatsiya va bag‘rikenglikni tushunishga asoslangan qadriyatlari bor... G‘arb xalqlarni zabt etadi, xuddi kommunizmni zabt etgani kabi, hatto boshqa sivilizatsiya, ya’ni 1400 yil avval turgan joyida qotib qolgan islom sivilizatsiyasi bilan to‘qnashuvga borsa ham”.29 Jahon kredit inqirozi avj olgan paytda “The Economist” esa shunchalik dadillik qildiki, shunday deb yozdi:

Advocates of Capitalism since the fall of Communism continue to remind the world how prosperous the world’s population is, even considering Capitalism’s progress itself. Some capitalists have even been ‘civilisationally’ racist - if such a term existed - due to considering themselves superior to every other civilisation. The Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi boasted after the events of 9/11, ‘we must be aware of the superiority of our civilisation, a system that has guaranteed well being, respect for human rights and - in contrast with Islamic countries - respect for religious and political rights, a system that has its values understanding of diversity and tolerance…The West will conquer peoples, like it conquered Communism, even if it means a confrontation with another civilisation, the Islamic one, stuck where it was 1,400 years ago.’29 The Economist even had the audacity in the middle of the global credit crunch meltdown to say:

"Pufakchalar, ortiqcha xarajatlar va falokat G‘arb moliyasi to‘plamining bir qismidir. Shunga qaramay, bu arziydi.

‘Bubbles, excess and calamity are part of the package of Western finance. And still it is worth it.

G'arb uchun kapitalizm taraqqiyotning o'zi bilan sinonim hisoblanadi. G'arb bunday ulkan da'volarga erishish uchun bosib o'tgan yo'lni tarix deb ataydi, boshqa hamma narsa esa primitiv deb qaraladi va islohotga muhtoj deb hisoblanadi. Biroq bunday da'voning boshlanadigan nuqtasi aslida muammoning manbai ekanligi bilan bog'liq.

For the West, Capitalism is synonymous to progress itself. The path the West took to achieve such grand claims is called history and everything else is considered primitive and in need of a reformation. However, the place where such a claim begins is essentially where the problem lies.

Kapitalistlar uchun taraqqiyotning o‘lchovi dunyo iqtisodiyoti tomonidan yaratilgan boylik miqdori – Yalpi ichki mahsulot (YaIM)dir. Texnika ixtirolari va ilmiy kashfiyotlar ishlab chiqarish va sanoatni samaraliroq qilish, iqtisodiyotga kamroq resursdan ko‘proq mahsulot chiqarish imkonini berish vositalaridir. Biroq, ilm-fan va texnikani nima harakatga keltirgan? Biror kishi o‘z sivilizatsiyasi ustun ekanini da’vo qilishi bir gap. Ammo sabablarga nazar tashlash bunday ustunlikka qanday erishilganini ochib beradi. Britaniya dunyoda birinchi bo‘lib sanoatlashgan davlat hisoblanadi va bunga dunyoni mustamlaka qilish istagi turtki bo‘lgan. Britaniyaning okeanlardagi ustunligi yangi mehnat tartiblari va institutlarning rivojlanishiga olib keldi. Mustamlaka qilingan xalqlarning xom ashyosi to‘planishi esa Britaniya boyligining keskin oshishiga sabab bo‘ldi.

The measure of progress for Capitalists is the amount of wealth generated by the world economy – Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The invention of technology and scientific discoveries are tools to make production and industry more efficient and give the economy the ability to pump more out of less. However, what has driven science and technology? It is one thing to claim one’s civilisation is superior. However, looking at the causes highlights how such superiority was achieved. Britain is considered the world’s first nation to industrialise and this was driven by the desire to colonise the world. Britain’s advantage on the oceans led to the development of new working patterns and institutional development. The accumulation of the colonised people’s raw materials led to a huge increase in Britain’s wealth.

Texnologiyaning rivojlanishi va ilmiy kashfiyotlarning aksariyati ko'p jihatdan urushlar, ayniqsa ikkala jahon urushi tufayli yuzaga kelgan. AQSh fuqarolar urushi suv osti kemalarining ishlab chiqilishiga olib kelgan. Birinchi jahon urushida g'alaba qozonish zarurati temir yo'llarning rivojlanishiga turtki bergan.

The development of technology and most scientific breakthroughs have to a large extent been driven by wars and especially both the world wars. It was the US civil war that led to the development of submarines. The need to win World War 1 drove the development of railways.

Garchi urush oldidan ham temir yo'llar mavjud bo'lgan bo'lsa-da, urush davrida qo'shinlarni tashish uchun temir yo'l tizimida katta yutuqlarga erishildi. "Paperclip" operatsiyasi orqali, ya'ni nemis olimlari va texnologiyasini o'g'irlab olish yo'li bilan, Qo'shma Shtatlar raketasozlik sohasida keng ko'lamli dastur boshladi. Raketasozlikdagi yutuqlar kosmik poygaga, ballistik raketalar va sun'iy yo'ldoshlarning ishlab chiqilishiga hamda dastlabki kompyuterlarning paydo bo'lishiga olib keldi. Bunday innovatsiyalar uy-ro'zg'or buyumiga aylangan bir qator iste'mol mahsulotlarini yaratish imkonini berdi. Avtomobil va samolyotlarda qo'llaniladigan ichki yonuv dvigateli Birinchi jahon urushida harakatchanlikka bo'lgan ehtiyoj tufayli paydo bo'ldi. Televizorlar va zamonaviy radio kabi qurilmalar esa kabina ekranlaridagi muhim axborotni ixchamlashtirish hamda qiruvchi reaktiv samolyot uchuvchilari bilan aloqa qilish zarurati tufayli ishlab chiqildi. Harbiy sohadan tashqarida yuzaga kelgan va urush uchun zarur bo'lmagan ixtirolar esa bir qo'lning barmoqlari bilan sanarli darajada kam.

Although railways existed well before the war huge advances were made in order to transport troops during the war. Through Operation Paperclip, which was the kidnapping of Nazi scientists and technology the United States embarked upon an ambitious program in rocketry. The developments in rocketry led to the space race, the development of ballistic missiles, satellites and primitive computers. Such innovations are what allowed the development of a number of consumer items which have become common household items. The combustion engine used in both cars and aeroplanes was a result of the mobility needed in World War 1. Televisions, the modern radio etc., were developed from the need to miniaturize essential information on cockpit screens and communicate with fighter jet pilots. There are only a handful of inventions that took place outside the military and were not needed for war.

Garchi kapitalistik G‘arb tarixdagi eng texnologik rivojlangan davlat sifatidagi mavqeyga ega bo‘lsa-da, G‘arbning texnologik va ilmiy yutuqlarini resurslarni izlash, mustamlakachilik va urushlar xarakterlab kelgan.

Although the capitalist West has the position of being the most technologically advanced in history, the search for resources, colonialism and war has characterised Western technological and scientific prowess.

Kapitalizm avvallari misli ko‘rilmagan darajada boylik yaratishga turtki bergan bo‘lishi mumkin. Biroq, unga yana bir qator yutuqlar ham berilishi kerak. Jahon iqtisodiyoti rekord darajadagi boylik yaratayotgan bo‘lishi mumkin, bunga liberal demokratiyalar turtki berayotgan bo‘lsa-da, dunyo aholisining yarmi bugun ham yetarli darajada ovqat yeya olmaydi, chunki ular kuniga 2 dollardan kam daromad topadi. Dunyo aholisining 95 foizi esa kuniga 10 dollardan kam daromad bilan yashaydi.

Capitalism may have driven wealth creation like never before. However, there are a number of developments that it should also be certified with. The world economy maybe generating record wealth with liberal democracies driving this, but half of the world’s population will not have had enough food today as they earn less then $2 a day – 95% of the world lives on less then $10 a day.

Dunyo miqyosidagi qashshoqlik kapitalizm ostida tezlashdi. Avvallari resurslar uchun dunyo bo‘ylab tortishuvlarni Yevropa olib borgan bo‘lsa, bugun uning o‘rnini AQSh egallagan. 19-asrdan beri o‘zgargan narsa shuki, miltiq o‘rnini fabrika, qullik o‘rnini iste’molchilik, qo‘shin o‘rnini ommaviy axborot vositalari, o‘zini-o‘zi ta’minlovchi dehqonchilik o‘rnini esa moliyaviy bozorlar egallagan.

World poverty has accelerated under Capitalism. It was Europe that scrambled for resources around the world in the past, whereas today they have been replaced by the US. All that has changed from the 19th century is that the gun has been replaced by the factory, slavery has been replaced by consumerism, armies have been replaced by the media and subsistence farming has been replaced by the financial markets.

Kapitalizmning eng so'nggi muvaffaqiyati tarixdagi eng katta boylik nomutanosibligini yaratdi. Dunyo aholisining aksariyati bir necha dollar bilan zo'rg'a kun kechirayotgan bir paytda, dunyodagi milliarderlarning ko'pchiligi AQShda yashaydi; bu insoniyat tarixidagi eng nomutanosib jahon iqtisodiyotidir. 2006 yilda BMTning Jahon taraqqiyot iqtisodiyoti tadqiqot instituti global tadqiqotning yakuniy natijalarini e'lon qildi. Uning bir qator xulosalari hayratlanarlidir. Dunyoning turli mamlakatlaridan yig'ilgan ma'lumotlar asosida tadqiqot shuni xulosa qildiki, dunyo aholisining eng boy 1 foizi sayyoradagi boylikning 40 foiziga egalik qiladi, dunyo aholisining atigi 10 foizi esa dunyo aktivlarining 85 foiziga egalik qiladi. Mukofotga sazovor bo'lgan "Global muammolar va kapitalizm madaniyati" kitobining muallifi Richard Robbins buni tasdiqlab shunday degan: "Kapitalizmning paydo bo'lishi ko'p jihatdan shunday madaniyatni ifodalaydiki, u katta sonli odamlarni nisbiy va mutlaq farovonlik hamda hashamat bilan ta'minlashda tarixda joriy etilgan eng muvaffaqiyatli tizimdir. Biroq u hammani teng darajada qamrab olishda bunchalik muvaffaqiyatli bo'lmadi, va bu yerdagi muvaffaqiyatsizligi uning asosiy muammolaridan biri bo'lib qolmoqda." Kapitalizm, shuningdek, tarixdagi eng qarzdor dunyoni yaratdi, bunda shaxslar va davlatlar daromadidan ko'proq qarzga botgan. Dunyo 54 trillion dollar ishlab chiqargani ahamiyatsiz bo'lib qoladi, chunki bu mablag'ning aksariyati qarz hisobiga moliyalashtirilgan. G'arb dunyosi kerakligidan ko'proq iste'mol qilishga o'chga aylandi, va bu iste'molning ko'p qismi qarz hisobiga amalga oshiriladi, chunki yaratilgan boylikning katta qismi bir necha kishi qo'lida to'plangan. Dunyoning yetakchi kuchi, dunyodagi eng yirik iqtisodiyot va ko'pchilik uchun kapitalizm muvaffaqiyatining ramzi bo'lgan AQSh qarz botqog'ida cho'kmoqda; bu holatni kredit inqirozi ochiq oydin qildi. AQSh 2007 yilda deyarli 14 trillion dollar ishlab chiqardi, biroq milliy qarz — ya'ni markaziy va federal hukumatlar sotgan obligatsiyalar orqali AQSh aholisi va butun dunyo oldidagi majburiyatlari — 9,7 trillion dollarni tashkil etadi. AQSh fuqarolari import mahsulotlari va ko'chmas mulkka katta ishtiyoq bilan talabgor. Natijada iste'mol qarzlari 11,4 trillion dollarni tashkil etmoqda. AQSh kompaniyalarining qarzlari esa 18,4 trillion dollarga teng.

Capitalism’s next success has been creating history’s greatest ever wealth fault line. Whilst the majority of the world barely survives on a few dollars, the US has most of the world’s billionaires, in what is mankind’s greatest lopsided world economy. In 2006 the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the UN released the culmination of a global study. A number of its findings are staggering. By gathering research from countries all over the world the study concluded that the richest 1% of the world owns 40% of the planet's wealth and that only 10% of the world’s population owned 85% of the world’s assets.32 Richard Robbins in his award winning book ‘Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism’ confirmed this when he said: ‘The emergence of Capitalism represents a culture that is in many ways is the most successful that has ever been deployed in terms of accommodating large numbers of individuals in relative and absolute comfort and luxury. It has not been as successful, however, in integrating all in equal measure, and its failure here remains one of its major problems.’ Capitalism has also created the most indebted world in history, where individuals and nations have more debt than income. The fact that the world generated $54 trillion is irrelevant when most of this has been funded by debt. The Western world has become obsessed by consuming more then it really needs and most of this is funded by debt as most of the wealth generated is in the hands of a few. The USA, the world’s superpower, the world’s largest economy and for many a symbol of Capitalism’s success is drowning in a misery of debt, which the credit crunch crisis brought to the forefront. The US generated nearly $14 trillion in 2007, however the national debt – this is money the central and federal governments owe to the US public and the world through the bonds they have sold - stands at $9.7 trillion. US citizens have a huge appetite for imports and real estate. As a result consumer debt stands at $11.4 trillion. The debts of US companies amounts to $18.4 trillion.

Bu AQSh'ni taxminan 40 trillion dollarga yaqin qarzdor qiladi — bu dunyo ishlab chiqaradigan mahsulotning deyarli 75 foizini tashkil etadi. Amerikaliklarning 37 millioni kambag'allik chegarasidan past yashaydi. Kapitalizmning doimiy iqtisodiy o'sish uchun intilishi dunyoni o'zida bo'lmagan pul bilan to'ldirib yubordi, shu sababli liberallarning doimiy eslatib turadigan farovonligi amalda ahamiyatsiz bo'lib qoldi. Kapitalizm o'zining eng muhim jihati — kapital (capital) nomi bilan atalgan. U moddiy boylikni hayotning oliy maqsadiga aylantiradi; bu boylik bo'lmasa, hayot yashashga arzimaydi, deb hisoblaydi. Bu esa aristokratiyaga milliy hukumatlarga ta'sir o'tkazib, o'z boyligini saqlab qolish va yanada ko'proq boylik orttirish uchun harakat qilishga olib keldi. Aristokratiyaning o'rnini kompaniyalar va yirik biznes rahbarlari egalladi: neft sohasida Jon Rokfeller, avtomobil sanoatida Genri Ford, temir yo'llarda Jey Guld, bankda J. Pirpont Morgan va po'lat sohasida Endryu Karnegi shular jumlasidandir. G'arb hukumatlari dunyoni mustamlakaga aylantirishni uyushtirdi, shu paytda kapitalistlar — yirik korxonalar — yanada ko'proq boylik to'plashdi. Dastlab Birinchi jahon urushining oqibatlari G'arbni keng tarqalgan boylik tafovutlarini hal qilishga majbur qildi, chunki aholisining ko'pchiligi sarflaydigan pulga ega bo'lmagan sharoitda G'arb iqtisodiyoti inqirozdan chiqib keta olmasdi. Aynan shu muammo iste'molchilikning paydo bo'lishiga olib keldi: sarflash, yangi ixtirolardan bahramand bo'lish va yangi modalarga ergashish hayotning maqsadiga aylandi, shu bilan birga bu iqtisodiyotni rag'batlantirishga qulay yordam berdi.

This makes the US indebted to the tune of just under $40 trillion – nearly 75% of what the world produces. 37 million Americans live below the poverty line. Capitalism’s continued endeavour of perpetual economic growth has drowned the world in money it does not have which makes the prosperity liberals insistence on reminding us, rather irrelevant. Capitalism was named after its most prominent aspect (capital). It makes material wealth the ultimate aim in life, without this life is not worth living. This led the aristocracy to influence national governments to ensure they maintain their wealth and undertake actions for the aristocracy to make more wealth. The aristocracy came to be replaced by companies and big business heads such as John Rockefeller in Oil, Henry Ford in Automobiles, Jay Gould in railroads, J. Pierpont Morgan in Banking and Andrew Carnegie in steel. Governments in the West organised the colonisation of the world whilst the capitalist – big businesses - accumulated even more wealth. It was initially the effects of World War 1 that forced the West to address the massive wealth disparities since it was impossible for Western economies to pull themselves out of a downturn when the majority of their population had very little wealth to spend. It was this problem which led to the creation of consumerism where spending, enjoying new inventions and new fads would become life’s aim and at the same time conveniently helped stimulate the economy.

Kapitalizm doimo boylik yaratadi, chunki kapitalizm abadiy iqtisodiy o'sish haqida.

Capitalism will always generate wealth as Capitalism is all about perpetual economic growth.

Shunga qaramay, kapitalizmning butun mohiyati ana shunda. U o'zining ulkan boyligini taqsimlashga kam e'tibor beradi.

However, this is all Capitalism is about. It pays little attention to the distribution of its vast wealth.

U'z mamlakatlarga qaramay, butun qit'alar kolonizatsiya tufayli yoki odatda ular atagan erkin savdo va globallashuv tufayli qashshoqlikda yashayotgani unga deyarli ahamiyat bermaydi. Kapitalizm ustun bo'lish o'rniga, aslida falokat bo'lib chiqdi.

It cares little if anything if whole continents live in poverty due to their colonisation or as they usually term it - free trade and globalisation. Capitalism far from being superior has actually been a disaster.