The term ‘socialism’ originates from the writings of the utopian socialist of the 1830s: Robert Owen in Britain and Henri de Saint-Simon and Charles Fourier in France.
Socialist ideology runs the gamut from religious communalism at one end of the spectrum to revolutionaries at the other end. As a rule, socialist reject the individuals associated with capitalism and believe that the collective needs of society should take priority over individual’s desires.
Socialist offer alternative but divergent forms of economic organization that attempt to voeroicme the overcome the defects of industrial capitalism.
These can range form a fully planned economy to more mixed economy, combining public and private provision.
People have had different ideas about how to create a socialist society. But most have agreed that the government, not individuals, should control at least some business and properties.
Since it s first appearance on the political scene, the ocmcep0t of social has undergone a long and unique process of evolution. Its creator, Marx and subsequently Engels spoke of the possibility of socialism’s triumphing simultaneously throughout the world or at least in the most industrially advanced countries.
What is socialism?
