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Bleak view of factory system
Only checks on population growth were “nature’s natural methods” of war, disease, and famine
Views proved WRONG!
Another laissez-faire economist
Believed in the “Iron Law of Wages”
Opposed any government help for the poor
Hard work and limiting size of families
Goal of society should be “greatest happiness for greatest number” of citizens
Laws should be only if they are USEFUL
Influenced John Stuart Mill, who wanted laws to protect workers
The people as a whole—NOT individuals—own the means of production
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto 1848
Communism: Creation of a classless society
COMMUNISMDEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM (USA)
Class struggle Proletariat vs.
Bourgeoisie VIOLENT REVOLUTION Classless society
(“utopia”) Everyone is EQUAL,
GUARANTEED MUST stay put No trade No personal freedoms
Many social classes Class MOBILITY MUCH INEQUALITY NO guarantees! Able to have
personal freedoms and choices