SOCIALISM

Question 1

MARK key words

Answer 1

historical materialism
economic base + social superstructure
false consciousness
class conflict … conciseness
revolution is inevitable and necessary

Question 2

ROSA LUXEMBURG

Answer 2

relies less on material analysis : of rigid movement of capitalism
SPONTANEOUS revolution
class consciousness needs collective trade union action
workers democracy
against the dictatorship of the proletariat

Question 3

BEATRICE WEBB

Answer 3

big state socialist - benign - technocrats
socialism would just win
permeation through institutions

inevitability of gradualness
ends = abolish capitalism
means = reform .. not revolution
CLAUSE IV
evolutionary socialism … democratic socialism ….

Question 4

CROSLAND

Answer 4

social democracy
moves away from 100% capitalism
humanises capitalism
state can manage capitalism…attempting equality of outcome through redistributim
capitalism is a good wealth generator but a bad wealth distributor

Question 5

GIDDENS

Answer 5

third way
embraces the private sector
sees positive elements of capitalism + individualism
he does
‘hand up not hand out’
move away from universal … instead means tested
equality of opportunity … not end
wealth inequaloty

Question 6

revolutionary socialists :

Answer 6

marx, luxemburg

Question 7

evolutionary socialists :

Answer 7

webb, crosland, giddens

Question 8

fundamentalist (abolish capitalisms)

Answer 8

marx, luxemburg, webb

Question 9

revisionist (reform capitalsim)

Answer 9

crosland
giddens

Question 10

Giddens’ third way on capitalism

Answer 10

embraces private sector/embraces capitalism
HOWEVER Giddens remains skeptical of capitalism as we are ‘atomised’ under capitalism … (alienated)

Question 11

Crosland’s social democracy on capitalism

Answer 11

• reform capitalism - state managed capitalism
• partial nationalisation
• redistributive tax systems as capitalism is a good wealth generator but a bad wealth distributor

Question 12

areas of unity

Answer 12

human nature is naturally cooperative/fraternal
capitalism in its current form is incompatible with socialism
equality is a goal

Question 13

areas of stark contrast

Answer 13

abolish vs reform capitalism
existing structures can be worked within vs are tools of oppression

Question 14

constrasts in plan for economy

Answer 14

Marx - collective ownership
Crosland - mixed economy : state managed capitalism
Giddens - neo-liberal economy