Socialism general views

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  • Created on: 04-04-22 14:35
Socialist view on human nature
- Positive view, humans = social creatures (co-operative, sociable and rational)
- Human behaviour is socially determined + people prefer to work together than compete
- Enables them to form connections, harness collective capabilities + experien
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Socialist view of the state
- Marxism believes state = instrument of class rule
- Bourgeoisie use state apparatus to maintain dominance
- State will wither away once classless soc is established
- However, Marxist + state socialists have used centralised state for distribution etc
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Socialist view of the state
- Third way/revisionists = sceptical
- 'Top down' state intervention is inefficient/ineffective
- Neo-revisionists- state should focus on social investment in infrastructure + education to improve self-reliance etc
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Socialist view of the society
- Characterised by class inequalities, economic divisions etc
- Marxists argue that capitalist soc is dominated by conflict
- Only communism can deliver stable society
- SDs view in more fluid terms, recognise inequalities exist and these differences sh
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Socialist view of society
- Neo-revisionist = rejects traditional socialists emphasis on class distinctions and inequality
- Stresses harmony, consensus and social inclusion
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Socialist view of the economy
- Most call for some intervention in econ, maintain profit driven free market can't allocate wealth and resources fairly
- Marxist/state socialist = replace capitalism with centrally planned econ based on common ownership
- Under communism, econ product
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Socialist view of economy
- Favour mixed econ of nationalised key industries and privately owned enterprises
- Support Keynesianism to reg capitalism and maintain employment + support welfare policies to redistribute wealth
- Neo-revisionists accept primacy of free market as its
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- Marxism believes state = instrument of class rule
- Bourgeoisie use state apparatus to maintain dominance
- State will wither away once classless soc is established
- However, Marxist + state socialists have used centralised state for distribution etc

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Socialist view of the state

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- Third way/revisionists = sceptical
- 'Top down' state intervention is inefficient/ineffective
- Neo-revisionists- state should focus on social investment in infrastructure + education to improve self-reliance etc

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- Characterised by class inequalities, economic divisions etc
- Marxists argue that capitalist soc is dominated by conflict
- Only communism can deliver stable society
- SDs view in more fluid terms, recognise inequalities exist and these differences sh

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Card 5

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- Neo-revisionist = rejects traditional socialists emphasis on class distinctions and inequality
- Stresses harmony, consensus and social inclusion

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