{"product_id":"evolutionary-socialism-a-criticism-and-affirmation-9781789870244","title":"Evolutionary Socialism: A Criticism and Affirmation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEduard Bernstein, a German politician of the socialist party, sets out his beliefs in a peaceful, incremental legislative transition to a socialist planned economy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriting in 1899, the mature Bernstein had by this time disavowed the earlier doctrines of Marxism which crucially advocated violence in the form of revolutionary upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross three chapters, he details the practical steps a given nation can take to instill socialism via peaceful means.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuoting Marx's later works, as well as the words of Friedrich Engels, Bernstein develops an alternative thesis that goes against the grain of early Communist thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBernstein discusses how a society can realign its industry, production, and workers toward achieving a purely socialist-communist outcome. Under no illusions about the stark differences between a capitalist, free market economy and a planned, socialist one, the author details how and in what order the incremental changes towards socialism should be implemented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe redistribution of incomes in a manner that is gradually more equitable to the proletariat is depicted in a series of charts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stark revolutionary upheavals which underpinned the establishment of socialist and communist governments in the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century were in contrast to Bernstein's visions of socialism achieved by democratic and peaceful means. Despite such developments, Bernstein remained an adherent of peace and non-violence in politics until he perished in his native Germany in 1932.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eduard Bernstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantianos Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1899\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789870244\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pantianos Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39828355514483,"sku":"9781789870244","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ce7f05bd-e454-4158-aa23-6bc17980f200.jpg?v=1644601804","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/evolutionary-socialism-a-criticism-and-affirmation-9781789870244","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}