How is that incompatible with so-called "capitalism"?

Which should more correctly be called "free market enterprise." Capitalism was a prejorative term coined by Karl Marx.

Centrally-planned state-run economies like in the Communist countries certainly have nothing to do with local control or personal responsibility . . . .

Hi Rhiannon. Can you help by telling me what you mean by 'small scale societies'? How does capitalism relate to the size of 'society'?

I'm a bit crap at talking about 'society' as I came to the conclusion recently that it (society) doesn't exist! I really think we are a each individuals, with support networks (or not) supplied by family/friends (or not), (in the UK) welfare, and council tax. Whether or not those things constitute something that could be called 'society' is probably academic. But I'd be interested to know what you meant by 'smaller societies', and how they are in opposition or different to capitalism(free trade)?