Socialism Flashcards
Marx/Engels view on Human nature
Humans are naturally altruistic
Capitalism instils them with a false consciousness of bourgeois values
Luxembourg on human nature
damaged by capitalism.
humans aren’t perfect and parliamentary democracy is needed to prevent tyranny
webb on human nature
capitalism is damaged by human psyche.
believed in intellectual and moral human imperfection, particularly of the working class
crosland on human nature
human nature is innately fair
inequalities of outcome and opportunity hinder collective human progress
giddens
shaped by socioeconomic conditions
more focus on humans as both individuals and collective creatures
Marx/Engels on the state
capitalism must be destroyed by revolution and temp replaced by dictatorship of the proletariat which will wither away when communism is established
luxembourg on the state
capitalism should be destroyed by revolution and replaced with genuine democracy
webb on the state
the state should be used to create a socialist society. would be achieved via universal suffrage and would be a gradual process
crossland on the state
should be managed by ‘meritocratic managers’ and ‘classless technocrats’
giddens on the state
should invest in social investment and infrastructure and refrain from economic and social engineering
marx/engels on society
capitalism corrupts society and the elite oppress the working class, creating class conflict.
a communist society will have absolute equality and societal harmony
luxembourg on society
capitalism corrupts society and the elite oppress the working class, creating class conflict.
a democratic communist society will provide absolute equality and social harmony
webb on society
under socialist state management it will produce equality of outcome
crosland on society
state management will affect societal change and create social justice and equality of welfare
giddens on society
society will embrace equality of opportunity and communal responsibility instead of class conflict
marx/engels on the economy
capitalism = corrupt/inefficient and should be replaced by an economy with communism (equal distribution according to need)
luxembourg on the economy
marx’s historical materialism is flawed as capitalism doesn’t need to reach a ‘final stage’ before it can be abolishes
communist revolutions could happen in LEDC’s
webb on the economy
free market would gradually nationalise as the workers obtain common ownership of the means of production
crosland on the economy
rejected webb’s gradualism and argued for a mixed economy and keynesian capitalism
believded capitalism had largely been reformed if its exploitative tendencies
giddens on the economy
a neoliberal economy with a free market is more efficient than all socialist economic models and the tax revenues they generate can finance greater equality of oppurtunity
fraternity
the bonds of comradeship between human beings
co-operation
working collectively to achieve mutual benefits
capitalism
an economic system, organised by the market, where goods are produced for profit and wealth is privately owned
common ownership
of means of production so that all are able to benefit from the wealth of society and to participate in its running