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social democracyPolitical ideology that advocates a peaceful, evolutionary transition of society from capitalism to socialism, using established political processes. It rejects Marxism's advocacy of social revolution. Social democracy began as a political movement in Germany in the 1870s. Eduard Bernstein argued (1899) that capitalism was overcoming many of the weaknesses Karl Marx had seen in it (including unemployment and overproduction) and that universal suffrage would lead peacefully to a socialist government. After 1945, social-democratic governments came to power in West Germany (see Social Democratic Party), Sweden, and Britain (under the Labour Party). Social-democratic thought gradually came to regard state regulation (without state ownership) as sufficient to ensure economic growth and a fair distribution of income. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Sweden's third-largest city once seemed destined to become a multicultural Xanadu attracting waves of immigrants with the prospect of jobs and the welcoming social-democratic embrace of Swedish immigration policy. Passing students will thus enjoy a short lesson in the transient glories of architectural fashions: the colourful old social-democratic dialogue between in and out, and them and us, on the one hand, and the icy perfections of black, grey and white modern formalism on the other. There are huge differences to be observed between the government and the public: in the governing philosophy of the elite and the demands of the public; in the government's political conservatism and the public's desire for a more democratic system; in the government's inclination towards placating Beijing and the population's quest for more autonomy; and in the government's dependence on business support and the social-democratic demands from society, to name but a few examples. |
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