Mercados y Negocios 1665-7039 impreso 2594-0163 electrónico Año 22, Núm. 44, julio-diciembre (2021) Mercados y Negocios por Departamento Mercadotecnia y Negocios Internacionales. Universidad de Guadalajara se distribuye bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional. Basada en una obra en http://revistascientificas.udg.mx/index.php/MYN/. Speculation about the Future of Capitalism Especulación sobre el futuro del capitalismo Kamal Fatehi Kennesaw State University (USA) kfatehi@kennesaw.edu Received: March 22, 2021 Accepted: June 29, 2021 ABSTRACT The future is unknown. A discussion of possible future events cannot provide any evidence to support it. An argument without evidence is merely conjecture and speculation. However, in speculation, we can use existing and past patterns of events to suggest the direction of possible future affairs. This paper speculates about the future changes that capitalism may take. In so doing, it uses past and present developments in sciences and the changing values. It offers two possible scenarios. The first scenario is an optimistic one, and the second is not very optimistic. One could even say it is a pessimistic prediction. Keywords: Capitalism's future, changing capitalism, the direction of future capitalism JEL CODE: P10, P20, P40