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No, it is not very close to communism at least in the way that Karl Marx envisioned both systems. Under socialism, there would be a government that would own and control the means of production and steer the economy. There would be no private ownership of property. Property would be controlled by the state. Under most socialist systems today, many goods and services, such as health care, are provided by the state, but individuals still own their own property. Some socialist regimes are actually more repressive of their people than they were under capitalist systems.
According to Marx, under communism there would be no government at all. It would wither away as being unnecessary. With government gone, the means of production would owned and controlled by everyone. There would be no social class divisions. Members of society would work for the good of the whole society rather than for individual gain. As Marx put it under communism, people would contribute toward the good of the whole according to their abilities and take according to their need.
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Was communism or socialism first?
It was from Socialism that Communism was born.
What countries have all communism capitalism and socialism?
Which countries that are under communism , socialism and capitalism
What is true A socialism developed from communism B capitalism developed from communism C communism developed from socialism D socialism developed from capital?
The true statement is, Socialism Developed From Sommunism, it's A. (By Solomon Zelman)
What types of economic systems exist throughout the world today?
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Is socialism related to communism?
YesMaybe a bit. You could say communism is an extreme form of socialism.
What is a synonym for communism?
Communism and Socialism are the same: a classless stateless society based on production for use).
Can socialism or communism exist in a democratic government system?
Socialism/Communism imply the abolition of government and the establishment of a classless society where there is a true democracy.
Use socialism and communism in a sentence?
It's quite silly to compare socialism or communism with capitalism without comparing them to each other.
Is closely related to?
socialism, communism
What part of communism but not socialism?
Dictatorship.
What philosopher described socialism as a transitional stage between capitalism and communism?
Marx did not see Socialism as a transitional stage to Communism. In one text he distinguished two stages of Communism, but he did not label the first stage as Socialism.
What are the common goals and failures of socialism and communism?
Socialism and communism are alike in that both are systems of production for use based on public ownership of the means of production and centralized planning. Socialism grows directly out of capitalism; it is the first form of the new society. Communism is a further development or "higher stage" of socialism
