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cultural contradictions of capitalism cultural contradictions of capitalism the thesis (BELL, 1976) that unresolved conflicts exist between three fundamental ‘axial principles’ in modern CAPITALIST SOCIETIES, i.e., economic (technoeconomic efficiency), political (political and social equality) and cultural (individual self-expression and hedonistic fulfilment), and that central problems in modern societies have these as their source. Compare FISCAL CRISIS IN THE CAPITALIST STATE. See also JUSTICE. |