Anthony Giddens Flashcards
1
Q
What were his books
A
Beyond Left and Right 1994 established his credentials as a socialist sympathiser
The 3rd way 1997
2
Q
What did he think about capitalism?
A
Too engrained to get rid of but is corrosive to human nature
3
Q
Human nature
A
Powerful sense of fairness
4
Q
The state
A
Democratic socialist governments eg labour 1945-51
5
Q
Society
A
Increasingly complex emergance of new groups like meritocratic managers and classless technocrats
6
Q
The economy
A
Mixed economy limited public ownership and keynsian capitalism
