Socialist Principles PDF

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This document outlines socialist principles, discussing collectivism, common humanity, equality, social class, and worker control. It examines different perspectives within socialist thought, including revolutionary and evolutionary socialism, and explores their implications for society and the economy.

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Principles Human Nature The State Society The Economy Collectivism is far more...

Principles Human Nature The State Society The Economy Collectivism is far more If the state looks As people have economically efficient, as towards collectivism, it Humans are sociable and individual talents, they people use their own will reduce inequality Collectivism work better when play an important role in talents to advance the by redistributing working together. a group in fulfilling the group rather than trying wealth and goods in a group aim. to do lots of jobs on their fairer way. own. Human behaviour is The state can be a People have a determined by its neutral mediator to A socialist economy, motivation to help relationship with society, help redistribute rather than a competitive people in their group or Common humanity so cooperatives allow wealth and goods to capitalist one, will allow society, as this will help humans to demonstrate help the most people people to pool their gains them in return as the the positives of human in the most efficient to help the group. group works together. nature. way. The state should Equality of outcome is Revolutionary socialists Where revolutionary oversee the preferred by Marxists, as see the economy socialists believe that as redistribution of goods this creates a truly equal through absolute humans are cooperative, and wealth through society. For social equality; social their rewards should be Equality absolute equality democrats, equality of democrats and the Third shared, evolutionary (revolutionary opportunity is preferred, Way prefer equality of socialists believe that socialists) so that as people should be opportunity to allow monetary rewards are an everyone’s efforts will encouraged to work for people to work hard for incentive to work harder. result in benefits for all. rewards. their rewards. A socialist revolution will Marxists believe that Evolutionary socialists remove class divisions, social class is determined The proletariat cannot believe that the state and create a society by your relationship with demonstrate their has a role in based on equality. the means of production. Social class positive human nature as redistributing wealth Evolutionary socialists Social democrats see they are being exploited to try and balance the believe your class is income and status as the by the bourgeoisie. inequality between based on your status and determinants of social social classes. income. class. Workers’ control is a Workers’ control will As workers give their good first step towards allow people to labour to the means of socialism, as it removes Workers’ control demonstrate the benefits production, they should the exploitation of the of co-operative and own it and receive the proletariat by the positive human nature. full fruits of their labour. bourgeoisie.

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