Democratic Socialism
Democratic Socialism Socialism was divided into two main schools after karl Marx. These were – (i) Revolutionary socialism, and (ii) Evolutionary socialism. Revolutionary socialism believes in violence. Anarchism, syndicalism, and communism are kinds of revolutionary socialism. Evolutionary socialism or democratic socialism believes in the adoption of peaceful and legitimate means for bringing about socialism. Collectivism, fabianism and guild socialism come under the category of Democratic Socialism Several eminent socialist thinkers made their contribution to the development of Democratic Socialism. These include R.H. Jawney, Ramsey Macdonald, Harold J. Laski, Clement R. Atlee, F.M. Durbin, John Kenneth Galbraith, CAR Crossland, GDH Cole, Jawaharlal Nehru, Robert Owen, St. Simon. Evolution of Democratic Socialism The impact of the industrial and intellectual revolutions was great on the minds of European thinkers, and it helped the clear emergence of socialism. Original and rational ...