Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Industrial Revolution, Melanism, Soot

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 1020E
• Professor: Peter Fragiskatos

Document Summary

Socialist party; trying to bring about society of marxism (workers paradise) Evolution of socialism: now social democracy instead of debating as socialists and liberals have from the beginning, whether capitalism or socialism should be basis of organizational system / ideology of modern society. Instead, debate is now between social democrats and liberals, liberals focusing on capitalism and its benefits. Reformed liberals say that capitalism can be humanized by education, healthcare and unemployment (insurance) benefits, but it is still primarily focused on individuals. Social democrats focus on the community, which matters more than the individual. They want to humanize capitalism (which is already accepted). If reformed liberals want to spend money on healthcare etc. , social democrats will want to spend more money on healthcare. Reformed liberals: it"s important for individuals to fend for themselves, but the state should help out to a certain point. Social democrats more in favour of an activist state.