we have claimed this is a basic not just asociety, basic element in economics. let me talk about democratization now for a minute because this may be controversial to some of you. if you study the history of realizent, you begin to at the same time, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries, that political life was democratizing. investment light was also in need to be democratized. it was leading to certain important developments that were crucial in that stage of things. example, the corporate form was essential during this period. you all heard of these joint stock companies. it was the first corporate form to exist. it has limitations compared to modern corporations, but it was an important step forward. the second vital step forward was the industrial revolution because for the first time, we created sources of capital for every man and every woman in that sense. before that time, all of the capital was in the hands of the nobility or the church or the military or royalty itself. began inck companies the 16th century. there was a company which treated with