Socialism Flashcards
What is the Fundemental socialist view of the economy?
Capitalism should be removed through revolution
There should be an erasure of class as the lower class are economically oppressed
strong belief in common ownership
“from each according to his ability to each according to his need”
collectivism
What is the social democrat view of the economy?
abandon the principle of common ownership and focus more on a fair society
a welfare state based on Keynesian economics to ensure full employment and a state managed market
What is the third ways view of the economy?
A neo liberal go with the flow approach
abandons equality of outcome in favour of equality of opportunity
accepts capitalism an believes it can do good things for society
progressive taxation to provide a healthy welfare sate but believe that the poorest in society should also help themselves
What is the fundamental socialist view of human nature?
Has been damaged by capitalism and until capitalism is gone humans will not have the principles of working together to improve society
they believe that humans want to work together for the common good
the believe in the plastic nature of mankind
What is the social democrat view of human nature?
they believe that humans need material gain
believe in the plastic human nature
believe in the collective human nature
believe that a reformed type of capitalism as a workable solution to get back to the collectivist human nature
it would be damaged further by the violent revolution proposed by Marx
What is the third ways view of human nature?
Beloved collective human nature is achievable under capitalism, but post fordist capitalism had atomised the workforce and made society more individualistic
To ensure that collectivism was achieved in the 21st century the state would have to increase spending on things like public transport and education.
What is the fundamentalist view of the state?
A strong state is needed but as communism is achieved it will begin to wither away
capitalist states must be destroyed by violent revolution to achieve collectivism and communism
the dictatorship of the proletariat would get rid of liberal capitalist values and pave the way for a stateless society
