SOCIALISM
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- SOCIALISM
- SOCIALISM began as a varied movement made up of different ideological strands
- MARXISM
- Conflict between proletariat and bourgeoise
- Seeking to share the surplus rather than having it be concentrated amongst the few
- Revolution
- Swift and quicker change than using the political system
- Dictatorship of the Proletariat
- Conflict between proletariat and bourgeoise
- UTOPIANSIM
- Ideal Communities
- Fourier's Phalanxes
- Wanted different peoples to work together - free love
- Owen's factories
- Didn't want unfairness in industry. Education and better housing, cheap food prices. Could make profit without exploitation of workers. Increases productivity
- REVISIONIST SOCIALISM devised by Bernstein
- Managing capitalism
- Gradual, piecemeal reform to improve capitalist system.
- Class co-operation
- Don't have to be in conflict. Can learn from each other. Human nature to co-operate. Society divides
- Managing capitalism
- EARLY LABOUR PARTY led by Hardie
- Fabianism
- British socialist organisation whose purpose is to advance the principles of democratic socialism via gradualist and reformist effort in democracies, rather than by revolutionary overthrow.
- Liberal Democracy
- Accept election, Parliamentary processes. Working genuinely withing the system.
- Trade Unionism
- Have the power of striking as muscle. Non-violent and peaceful representation of workers' rights.
- Fabianism
- MARXISM
- 2 Despite Different approaches, socialists of all kinds have common UNDERLYING VALUES
- Human Nature
- Progress from optimism if people work naturally as a society, not as individuals.
- Affected by society in upbringing. Depends where you are.
- Progress from optimism if people work naturally as a society, not as individuals.
- Co-operation and collectivism
- People work best under the direction of the state. No wasted effort under a common plan.
- Egalitarianism and Social Justice
- Equality before the law and equality in outcome.
- Human Nature
- 3 Within the UK, Labour has always been divided between a majority view (SOCIAL DEMOCR.) and a minority (DEMOCR. SOCIALISM)
- Nationalisat.
- Can have a good effect, more common for Dem Soc but still accepted by Soc Dem.
- Wealth Redistribution
- Soc Dem don't believe in heavy income tax. Look for other subtle ways.
- Better to let the economy generate more and create more wealth first. VAT less noticable.
- Soc Dem don't spread out welfare, but focuses it on the needy.
- Soc Dem don't believe in heavy income tax. Look for other subtle ways.
- Trade Unions
- Have leaders involved in political decisions.
- Individual Liberty
- Soc Dem believe liberty trumps all. Believe in positive discrimination
- Nationalisat.
- 4 OLD LABOUR GOVS had strong socialts credentials tempered by moderation and pragmatism.
- Nationalisation
- Reflected Dem Socialism in a moderate way.
- Wilson
- Re-nat. iron and steel.
- Forced small industry to merge together. anted to achieve more as a bigger business.
- Modernisation through new technology.
- Economic management
- Based on Keynes, kept unemployment at 2% under Attlee.
- Devaluation of the pound led to a great demand, kept people in jobs.
- Wilson - state plan with department.
- Devaluation put a stop to it.
- Public services
- Caring state looking after all people - NHS. Private medicine not abolished.
- Not everything was free - prescription charges introduced.
- Wilson - Comprehensive schools and Open University set up. Piecemeal fashion, bit by bit improvement.
- Caring state looking after all people - NHS. Private medicine not abolished.
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- Areas in which these govs appeared NON-SOCIALIST
- Attlee supported Korean War to receive US funds.
- Nationalisation
- SOCIALISM began as a varied movement made up of different ideological strands
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