socialism

Theory of the social nature or aspects of production and of its consequences.

Socialism is characterized by enormous variety. It generally involves the argument that economic production has an essential social as distinct from individual element, and that this requires public investment and justifies a public share in and distribution of rewards.

Source:
David Miller et al., eds, The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought (Oxford, 1987)


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