What Does Socialist Government Mean?

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What Does Socialist Government Mean?

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A socialist government is one that advocated socialism. Socialism may refer to any of a variety of economic as well as political theories which advocate collective or governmental administration in addition to ownership of the means of production; as well as of distribution of goods. Socialism could also refer to a structure of society or group living wherein there is no sense of private property. It could refer to a structure or condition of society wherein the means of production are both controlled and owned by the state.

It is Karl Marx, who has helped to establish and delineate the modern socialist movement. According to him socialism meant the abolition of capital, money, markets, and labour as a commodity.

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Social democracy is officially a reformist democratic socialist political ideology. Social democracy supports legal entitlements in social rights for citizens. These are made up of universal access to public services such as: Workers' compensation, universal health care and universal education, and other services such as child care and care for the elderly. Social democracy is connected with the trade union labour movement and supports collective bargaining rights for workers. Contemporary social democracy advocates freedom from discrimination based on differences of: Ability/disability, age, class, ethnicity, gender, language, race, religion, and sexual orientation. Most social democratic parties are affiliated with the Socialist International.