The "golden age of capital" describes the post-WWII decades when Western economies saw rapid growth, high profits, and stable labor relations. Investors, corporations, and middle-class workers benefited most. Governments used it to fund welfare states. It ended in the 1970s amid stagflation and neoliberal shifts.
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