Louis Blanc in the context of "Seine (department)"

Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production. This is generally taken to imply the moral permissibility of profit, free trade, capital accumulation, voluntary exchange, wage labor, etc. Modern capitalism evolved from agrarianism in England and mercantilist practices across Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries. The 18th-century Industrial Revolution cemented capitalism as the primary method of production, characterized by factories and a complex division of labor. Its emergence, evolution, and spread are the subjects of extensive research and debate.

The term "capitalism" in its modern sense emerged in the mid-19th century, with thinkers like Louis Blanc and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon coining the term to describe an economic and social order where capital is owned by some and not others who labor. Karl Marx discussed "capital" and the "capitalist mode of production" extensively in Das Kapital (1867).

Louis Blanc (French pronunciation: [lwi blɑ̃]) is a Paris Métro station on line 7 and 7bis (serving as the western terminus of Paris Métro Line 7bis). The station is named after rue Louis Blanc, which honours Louis Blanc (1811–1882), who published political works, which led to the foundation of the French Socialist Party. He was a member of the Provisional Government of 1848 and had exiled himself to London during the Second Empire from 1848 to 1870. He was then elected to the French National Assembly in 1870.

The station has two island platforms and two side platforms, a layout rarely found elsewhere in the Métro.