11.3 Collectivism Flashcards
What does socialism’s positive view of human nature perceive people as?
Naturally social creatures
What does collectivism prioritise?
The group over the individual
What 2 things do socialists believe about individuals?
- They prefer to work together rather than independently
- They will work far more effectively within groups than they will by their individual actions
What did Marx and Engels argue for in regards to collectivism?
That workforces should collectively own all industry and that all agencies of society would be communal
Whose government’s collectivist policies were informed by Beatrice Webb and the Fabian Society?
Clement Attlee’s government
What did Clement Attlee accept?
The existence of free-market capitalism
What do social democrats believe about trade unions?
That workers belong to trade unions that have strong bargaining rights to stop exploitation
What does the 3rd Way believe about trade unions?
That unions should exist to preserve fair practice in the workplace but there must be a recognition that wages are market driven
What do social democrats believe about healthcare?
There should be a national health service that provides universal care according to need. This service is paid for by general taxation and is free for all
What is the 3rd Way solution to healthcare?
- Advocates healthcare reform, recognises that the cost of universal healthcare is unsustainable
- Supports prescription charges and private healthcare for the rich to ‘jump the queue’ for non-essential healthcare
What do social democrats believe should happen with key industries?
The key utilities are brought under government control and operate in the collective interest of all
What does the 3rd Way believe in regards to key industries?
That the free market is the most efficacious way to run business. They do not support renationalising state utilities
