The number one rule a person should take into consideration when considering the economics of a Capitalist system and the part it plays in the future of global finances is this: There are no rules anymore. In regards to an absence of rules the best example that can be given is the current relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. There are no financial planners alive today that in 1951 would have said; “if you want my advice invest in China they are going to be the best financial ally the United States will ever have.”
However, do not confuse an absence of rules with an absence of regulation. There are always going to be regulations and governments to enforce them in the financial world.
Communism isn’t dead and neither is Capitalism it is just that the lines between the two ideologies have become very faint and difficult to see. A guideline to follow when considering the future of capitalism in a global economy is to remember that investment theories are only written on paper. Money is also printed on paper. The value of money is based upon the strength of the people standing behind it.