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What is another name for Third Way Socialism?
What is another name for Third Way Socialism?
- Radical Socialism
- Classical Socialism
- Traditional Socialism
- Revisionist Socialism (correct)
Who are the prominent figures associated with the development of Third Way Socialism in the UK?
Who are the prominent figures associated with the development of Third Way Socialism in the UK?
- Tony Blair and Gordon Brown (correct)
- David Cameron and Boris Johnson
- Anthony Giddens and Peter Mandelson
- John Smith and Ed Miliband
What economic challenge contributed to the emergence of Third Way Socialism in the 1990s?
What economic challenge contributed to the emergence of Third Way Socialism in the 1990s?
- The collapse of the Soviet Union (correct)
- Global financial crises
- High unemployment rates in the UK
- Increasing agricultural production
Which of the following best describes a key belief of Anthony Giddens regarding inequality?
Which of the following best describes a key belief of Anthony Giddens regarding inequality?
What social reforms were promoted by revisionist socialist governments as part of Third Way Socialism?
What social reforms were promoted by revisionist socialist governments as part of Third Way Socialism?
What is a key belief of fundamentalist socialism regarding capitalism?
What is a key belief of fundamentalist socialism regarding capitalism?
Which statement best characterizes the view of human nature in socialism?
Which statement best characterizes the view of human nature in socialism?
What does Clause IV advocate for?
What does Clause IV advocate for?
How does democratic socialism differ from fundamentalist socialism?
How does democratic socialism differ from fundamentalist socialism?
What role does class consciousness play in fundamentalist socialism?
What role does class consciousness play in fundamentalist socialism?
What economic framework did democratic socialism rely on after 1945?
What economic framework did democratic socialism rely on after 1945?
What was Tony Benn's response to the IMF's involvement in Britain’s economy during the 1970s?
What was Tony Benn's response to the IMF's involvement in Britain’s economy during the 1970s?
What principle is central to the idea of 'each according to his needs' in Marxism?
What principle is central to the idea of 'each according to his needs' in Marxism?
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Socialist view of human nature
Socialist view of human nature
Socialists believe humans are cooperative and fraternal, capable of working together for common goals.
Fundamentalist Socialism
Fundamentalist Socialism
A socialist theory that sees capitalism as fundamentally flawed and needing revolutionary change to achieve a socialist society.
Marxism
Marxism
A fundamentalist socialist theory that argues for the ultimate overthrow of capitalism and replacement with a classless society of common ownership.
Democratic Socialism
Democratic Socialism
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Class consciousness
Class consciousness
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Clause IV
Clause IV
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Evolutionary Socialism
Evolutionary Socialism
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Keynesian Economics
Keynesian Economics
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Third Way Socialism
Third Way Socialism
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Revisionist Socialism
Revisionist Socialism
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Why Third Way Socialism Emerged
Why Third Way Socialism Emerged
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Impact of Inequality
Impact of Inequality
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Focus on Social Equality
Focus on Social Equality
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Study Notes
Socialism Revision Sheet
- Positive view of human nature: Cooperation and fraternity
- People's goals: Achieved as a group
- State control: High levels of state control
- Clause IV (1917): "To secure the workers of hand or brain the full fruits of their industry, equitable distribution via common ownership of production, distribution, and exchange, and the best system of popular administration and control." - Sidney Webb.
Fundamentalist Socialism
- Incompatibility with capitalism: Earliest form of socialism, asserting fundamental incompatibility between socialist values and capitalism.
- Marxism: Ultimate state of human development, vision of a perfect society based on common ownership, communal living, and the principle of "each according to his needs." This historical critique of capitalism predicts its downfall.
- Class consciousness: Created by capitalism for working class(proletariat), driving revolutionary change.
- Revolution: Fundamentalist socialism advocates smashing capitalism through revolutionary violence.
Democratic Socialism
- Post-1945 revision of Marxism: Developing after the actions of the USSR and CCP.
- Evolutionary approach: Aims to change capitalism slowly through working with capitalism, not through revolution.
- Keynesian economics, welfare state: Democratic socialism is underpinned these ideologies and public ownership of industries in order to modify capitalist systems.
- Evolutionary change: Advocates state control of heavy industries and higher taxes.
Third Way Socialism
- Revisionist socialism: Re-evaluating socialist policies.
- UK (Blair and Brown): Third way emerged in the 1990s in the UK.
- Market economics acceptance: Market economics has been integrated successfully.
- Globalization: Challenging Keynesian economics, increased levels of globalization contributed to making Keynesian economics obsolete.
- Privatisation and deregulation: 1980s-initiated privatization and deregulation in some countries led to a need for renewing social democracy.
- Reconciling socialist ideas: Reconciling socialism with growing acceptance of property and individualistic values in the electorate.
- Anthony Giddens: Advocated further privatization and deregulation to boost economic growth, resulting in increased taxation revenue. Furthering opportunity is key but this might necessitate inequality.
- Increased inequality of outcome: Acceptance that some inequality of outcome may be necessary for growth.
- Peter Mandelson: Encourages inequality, justifying it as essential for growth, and tax revenue necessary to support those in society not profiting from this inequality in outcome.
- Cosmopolitanism: Consideration of inclusiveness with diverse societies.
- Less economic inequalities: Emphasis on addressing other inequalities while promoting racial, gender, and sexual equality.
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