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Socialism

Socialism. More socialism means more democracy, openness and collectivism in everyday life. Mikhail Gorbachev. Community – No man is an island. Collectivism Human Nature and Society Utopian Commune. Cooperation - Greed is not good. Moral incentive Cooperatives.

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Socialism

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  1. Socialism More socialism means more democracy, openness and collectivism in everyday life. Mikhail Gorbachev

  2. Community – No man is an island Collectivism Human Nature and Society Utopian Commune

  3. Cooperation - Greed is not good Moral incentive Cooperatives

  4. Equality - ‘From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs’ Egalitarianism Social Justice Equality of outcome v equality of opportunity Need satisfaction Differences

  5. Class Politics - Class War Class analysis Working class Bourgeoisie v Proletariat Class harmony Deindustrialisation

  6. Common ownership - Nationalisation Property Collective ownership The Commanding Heights

  7. Revolutionary Socialism - Beards, berets and bayonets Types of revolution Attraction of revolution Bourgeois state National liberation movements Dictatorship

  8. Evolutionary Socialism - Beatrice, Sidney and Ferdinand Integration of the working class The Fabian Society Gradualism

  9. The inevitability of gradualism? - In the end Optimistic assumptions Reality Parties of the working class? Anti-capitalist? Lack of class consciousness State=Capitalist

  10. Classical Marxism - Philosophy Scientific Socialism Historical Materialism Dialectic The End of History

  11. Classical Marxism - Economics Alienation Class Struggle Surplus Value

  12. Classical Marxism - Politics Revolution State

  13. Orthodox Communism - The Russian Experience Bolsheviks C20th≠C19th Vanguard Party Dictatorship of the proletariat Economic Stalinism Political Stalinism

  14. Modern Marxism - The European Experience Neo-Marxism Problems Lukacs-Gramsci-Frankfurt

  15. Death of Marxism? 1989 Capitalism’s success Marx lives

  16. Social Democracy - Differences between Soc Dem and Marxism Means and ends Five major features Success?

  17. Ethical Socialism - Brotherhood of Man Humanists and Christians Developing countries Social justice

  18. Revisionist Socialism - Taming of Capitalism Capitalism=bad Bernstein Planning Modest objectives Managerialism

  19. Crisis of Social Democracy - Bad news Keynesian social democracy Conflict within Keynsianism Loss of faith in Keynsianism

  20. Neo-revisionism and the ‘third way’ Eg’s of 3rdway Market over state Community Consensus Social inclusion State

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