Socialism Flashcards

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What did Marx and Engels think about human nature?

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Capitalism had corrupted human nature and so a new system was needed

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What did Rosa Luxemburg think about human nature?

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Human nature not completely corrupted by capitalism as altruism existed in working class communities

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What did Beatrice Webb think about human nature?

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Capitalism corrupted human nature and encouraged selfishlness

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What did Anthony Crosland think about human nature?

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Human nature had a sense of fairness and naturally rejected inequality of outcome

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What did Anthony Giddens think about human nature?

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People are becoming more individually ambitious but they still want a fair society

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What did Marx and Engels think about the state?

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Will always serve interests of ruling class - revolution needed to overthrow

Remove voting and patriotism

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What did Rosa Luxemburg think about the state?

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After revolution a new democracy should be created

Socialism cannot be achieved through legislation and the state favours the ruling classs

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What did Beatrice Webb think about the state?

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Extensive state intervention needed as relying on good will alone isn’t feasible

Welfare state and trade unions

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What did Anthony Crosland think about the state?

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Socialist governments should focus on public spending and services

Provide education to create equal opportunity

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What did Anthony Giddens think about the state?

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Globalisation has reduced government’s control over economy - has to focus on making a competitive workforce and building infrastructure

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What did Marx and Engels think about society?

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Capitalism creates classes (bourgeoisie and proletariat) that perpetuate inequality

Revolution inevitable as proletariat grows

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What did Rosa Luxemburg think about society?

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Revolution needed to be global

Capitalist society is wrong

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What did Beatrice Webb think about society?

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Society would reform gradually

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What did Anthony Crosland think about society?

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New social classes introduced in mixed economy - ‘managers’ and ‘technocrats’ - Workers have mor epower

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What did Anthony Giddens think about society?

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‘Post-Fordist society’ (less heavy industry) mean people are more likely to be influenced by ruling class

Need social cohesion for capitalism to work best

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What did Marx and Engels think about the economy?

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capitalism must be overthrown and will be once the proletariat becomes large enough

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What did Rosa Luxemburg think about the economy?

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Agreed with Marx that capitalism must be overthrown BUT disagreed that capitalism had to reach a certain ctage before this can happen

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What did Beatrice Webbthink about the economy?

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Large government intervention needed

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What did Crosland think about the economy?

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Keynesian economics - managed capitalism means equality, growth, and more employment

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What did Anthony Giddens think about the economy?

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Keynesian economics was obsolete and capitalism was increasingly free-market