Beatrice Webb

Question 1

Human Nature

Answer 1

limited faith in human abilities
need education

Question 2

Rational

Answer 2

can plan progress in methodical method
Crosland agrees

Question 3

Revolution Or Not?

Answer 3

damage of capitalism will be made worse with revolution
humans need to be guided back gradually

Question 4

WC Voter

Answer 4

uninformed and selfish due to their social circumstances
needs the parliamentary route to spread ideas through the gov elite than a revolution

Question 5

Evolutionary Socialist

Answer 5

socialism evolve over time and become more popular as people choose to vote for it
spread ideas through gov elite than revolution

Question 6

Society

Answer 6

reject Marx theory of class struggle
- prefers “the inevitability of gradualness”
- establish society by gradual reforms

Question 7

Economy

Answer 7

+ need for capitalist economy
- change achieved via a revolution is not right path
Marx and Luxemburg agree

Question 8

The State

Answer 8

enabling state
- provide welfare and social reforms to contribute to the abolition of inequality and create more opportunity
Responsible for investing in creation of public services (Crosland - education)

Question 9

Economy

Answer 9

nationalisation
tame and humanise capitalism
- not destroy it
Later on the emphasise of nationalisation decreases and moves onto Kaynesian mixed economy