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Owen advocated for a cooperative exchange system to replace..?

  • Barter

  • Government subsidies

  • Competitive capitalism

  • Feudalism

Answer

Competitive capitalism is an economic system in which businesses compete with each other for profits. Owen believed that this system was unjust and that it led to poverty and inequality. He proposed a cooperative exchange system as an alternative, in which workers would own the means of production and share the profits.
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