[eowyntje]

I find the theory represented in this topic not very likely. The idea that every race represents a country and the ring represents economic dominance seems unlikely to me.

However, there are a lot of things in the lord of the rings that could make you think that Tolkien was in some ways influenced by anti-communism or at least had kapitalist-sympaties.
A famous example is the group of orcs which captured Merry and Pippin, these were if I remmember correctly slit-eyed and comming from the east, which could be seen as a refference to the chinese.
Also the policies of Aragorn, in the story represented as the destend and perfect king, are quite kapitalistic and very militant. For example Aragorn tries to pursuade the more pacifistic Theoden who wants to flee to helms deep, to fight open war. Perhaps Tolkien found militant behaviour a good way to deal with the threath of war.
Then there is of course the fact that the perfect race, elves, were tall blond and blue eyed. And there are many more examples like this.

I'm not saying Tolkien was a racist or a kapitalist, I'm just saying the topic does need serious discussion.