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PSIR Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Answer in about 150 words: Extractive capitalism.

  • UPSC 2026
  • 10 marks
  • Globalisation

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Extractive capitalism is accumulation that draws value out of existing wealth (minerals, land, cheap labour, rents and now data) rather than creating new value. The surplus flows to a narrow set of owners, while the costs fall on workers, local communities and ecosystems. The idea has three lineages, and together they make it a sharp…

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