Capitalism

Capitalism is an economic and political philosophy championing free-markets, individual and corporate competition, and private control over the means of production.

The historical period that lead up to the year 2160 had seen a massive expansion of capitalist dominance across colonial territories, space-based agencies and orbital facilities; a factor that contributed immensely to the upsurge of extremist military organizations on both ends of the political spectrum (left-wing Koslovics and right-wing Frieden), challenging age-old capitalist mentality and ultimately leading to the bloody Interplanetary War.

It is widely speculated that the United Nations Space Command and the Unified Earth Government themselves continue to function within a capitalist socioeconomic and political framework since 2170, though the outbreak of the Insurrection, various conflicts engaging rebel dissidents, and the Human-Covenant War may have sparked a reform of capitalist economy.