socialism, social and economic doctrine that calls for public rather than private ownership or control of property and natural resources. According to the socialist view, individuals do not live or work in isolation but live in cooperation with one another.

Socialism is a form of government in which most forms of property, including at least the major means of production and natural resources, are owned or controlled by the state.

Dec 31, 2025 · Democratic socialism, political ideology that supports the establishment of a democratically run and decentralized form of socialist economy. Modern democratic socialists …

A German scholar named Karl Marx believed that workers eventually would create an extreme socialist system known as Communism. In a true Communist society, there would be no private …

5 days ago · Vietnam - Politics, Economy, Society: The first constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, adopted in 1980, established a Council of State as a collective presidency and a …

Nov 14, 2025 · Socialism is an economic system in which private property is allowed but the major industries are communally owned and operated by the democratically elected government.

Instead of revolution, the Fabians favoured “gradualism” as the way to bring about socialism. Their notion of socialism, like Saint-Simon’s, entailed social control of property through an …

Dec 29, 2025 · Communism is thus a form of socialism —a higher and more advanced form, according to its advocates. Exactly how communism differs from socialism has long been a …

1 day ago · Russia - Federalism, Autonomy, Diversity: During the Soviet era the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (the R.S.F.S.R.) was subject to a series of Soviet constitutions …

Dec 6, 2025 · Totalitarianism is a form of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens. It is characterized by strong central rule that attempts to control and …