Floating Capital

Floating capital denotes currency in circulation and assets which are movable and storable. It represents working capital; assets which are in circulation or transportable; rather than those that are fixed, such as buildings, installations, etc.

It comprises the materials and components, constantly supplied in the effecting of all manufactures; currency used for the purpose of transactions, wages and salaries; products in transportation, or in the process of being stored in the prospect of being eventually utilized for this purpose; and the working, circulating capital; rather than that which is fixed as permanently stationary value.

Types of capital
  • Academic
  • Accumulation of capital
  • Circulating/Floating
  • Cultural
  • Cross-cultural
  • Educational
  • Emotional
  • Financial
  • Fixed
  • Human
  • Individual
  • Information
  • Instructional
  • Intellectual
  • Knowledge
  • Natural
  • Organizational
  • Physical
  • Political
  • Public
  • Sexual
  • Social
  • Spiritual
  • Symbolic
  • Venture
  • Working
By term
  • Liquid (short) vs. Patient (long)
Marxist analytical
  • Constant
  • Variable
  • Fictitious
Marxist historical
  • Monopoly
  • Financial capital
See also: Five Capitals

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