資本主義は、生産手段の個人所有と利益のための運営に基づく経済システムです。利点には、経済の競争力の向上、革新の傾向、選択の自由が含まれます。欠点には、富の不平等、否定的な外部性（生産者ではなく社会が支払うコスト）、腐敗のインセンティブが含まれます。

共産主義は、生産手段の共通の所有権と農産物と利益の平等な分配に基づく社会政治的イデオロギーです。利点には、富と資源の平等な分配、ほぼ普遍的な雇用、成功だけでなく、すべての人のニーズを満たすことに焦点を当てています。欠点には、経済計算の問題による経済の影響の減少、個人の自由の欠如、自由の欠如は、一生懸命働く動機を減らします。
Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. The upsides include increased competitiveness of the economy, propensity for innovation and freedom of choice. The downsides include wealth inequality, negative externalities (costs paid for by society, not the producer), incentives to corrupt.

Communism is a sociopolitical ideology based on common ownership of means of production and equal distribution of produce and profits. The upsides include equal distribution of wealth and resources, almost universal employment, focus on meeting the needs of everyone, rather than only the successful. The downsides include: decreased effectives of the economy due to economic calculation problem, lack of individual freedom and liberties, reduces motivation to work hard.