socialism Flashcards
core ideas
collectivism
common humanity
equality
social class
workers control
collectivism
cooperation with others rather than competative self striving
morally superior
moral and economic benefits
greater productivity less wasteful competition
abolition of private property
state planning (fidel castro )
common humanity
human nature is altruistic
thinking of others
people have been corrupted due to capitalism
class conciousness crosses borders
emphasies fraternity
equality
socialists are egalitarian
belief in equality of outcome
capitalism caused great inequality
some exploited to create profit for others
socilal equality will lead to positive freedom recieve what we need rather than what we can afford
social class
prolitariat against bougiuse
prolitartiat winning is inevitable
overthrow capitalism social justice
workers control
negative impact of private property on society
worker control via unions
profits shared
rev socialists
marxism
only way to achive socialism is through a violent revolution
karl marx and fredreich engels
revolution inevitable
capitalism containst the seed of its own destruction
class conciousness
nuclear family essential for profit making
Rosa Luxumburg
marxist
attacked gradualism
critic of russian revolution
strongly opposed capitalism
social democracy
broad range of beliefs
peaceful change
rather than smashing current system
evolutnionary socialism
combines capitalism with the belief of a strong individual state
critical of free market
dont see the state as tool of capitalist class
high taxes
webb
revisionist socialist
rejected revolution as violent
marxs analysis is outdated
strongly in favour of state intervention
crosland
capitalism has transformed where owners are no longer in control of production and new class of mangers had grown significant
third way
Blair
new labour
accepts free market
minimal nationaistation
kensyian economics
antony giddens
rejects marx
no alternative to capitalism
reject state intervention
accept free market
social justice rather than redistribution
