Isms Flashcards
Main Idea
IR led to economic, social, and political reform. While factory owners prospered, workers suffered in the short term. suffering led to rise of socialism and eventually communism.
Relevance
Many modern social welfare programs developed during this period
social welfare program
governmental program designed to protect citizens from economic risks of life
Laissez Faire
economic policy of letting owners of industry and business set prices and working conditions wo interference
Free market
system in which market forces of supply and demand determine prices and allocate available supplies wo govt interference
LF favors what system?
free market
Adam Smith
author of Wealth of Nations, defended free market, supported capitalism, invisible hand theory, supply and demand
Demand and supply
demand falls, supply rises, price falls. rises, falls, rises.
Capitalism
A system of government in which wealth is controlled by private owners for profit rather than the government
Dividends
sum of money paid regularly to shareholders of a company out of profits or reserves
What effect has the IR had on social classes?
Intensified rich-poor contrast
Carnegie believed…
that its better to keep wealth in hands of few
Negative effect of IR according to Carnegie
rigid social structure breeding mistrust btwn workers and employers
Positive effect of IR according to Carnegie
cause of progress and increased goods to benefit all
Possible criticism of Carnegie
Rich can’t be depended on to distribute
What does Carnegie believe we should do to administer wealth
provide a good example with charity and living modesty
Socialism
shared property distributed equally (collapsed)
Socialist goal
society operating for wealth of all people–govt as a representative plan the economy rather than depending on market forces
Utopians
Early socialists tried to build communities self sufficient, shared work, shared ownership of property
Cores of socialism
society>individual, human welfare societal objective. all humans productive and equal. history is history of progressiveness.
Karl Marx quote
“From each according to his ability, to each according to his need”