Socialism in a Cold Climate

First published in 1983, this important and stimulating book is a thoughtful contribution to the debate about the first steps that needed to be taken to build a socialist society in the 1980s. It covers topics as diverse as concepts of equality and fairness, sexual discrimination, economic policy, health and urban policy, pensions, poverty and the economics of the welfare state, defence and internationalism.

Part 1: Socialism and Democracy 1. Two Conceptions of Socialism. 2. Two Conceptions of Democracy or A Critique of Collectivist Democracy. 3. Democracy and Freedom of Thought. 4. The Spirit and Form of co-operative Socialism. Part 2: Industrialization 1.Leadership in Economic Transition and the Concept of Property 2.Capitalism, Monopoly, Socialism 3.Industrialization and Decentralized Development. 4. Industrialization and Democracy.