Essays on Socialist State

Korea was bisected at the end of the Second World War, as a response to the differing political climates which each half of the peninsula espoused – North Korea preferred the communism of the Soviet Union, while South Korea was more in line with the policies and politics espoused by the west, the U.S. in particular. During the early fifties, hostilities between the two halves of the country reached breaking point, and the Korean War broke out, with the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea attempting to reunify the country by conquering South Korea, and the American army attempting to ...

Socialist realism ideally refers to a realistic style developed in Soviet Union and which over time has become a dominate among the socialist states. In a broader sense, the style embraces the role of the working class in the society and the meek. It further glorifies the emancipation struggle. In the articles, the author gives a succinct and articulate review of the characteristics of the socialist realism in China. According to him, it is inconceivable that China, a socialist state is not controlled by peasants, workers and peasants, who collectively are regarded as the masters and creators of the country’s history. It is ...

Abstract

Despite positive discussions about democracy, various scholars underscored its disadvantages. According to scholars and critics of democracy, this political system has developed the limited majority’s power and influence instead of the majority, and has perpetuated social divisions and gaps in the United States. Divisions and gaps are palpable in the social classes, gender inequality, racial discrimination and prejudice, and the unequal distribution of welfare services to the public. Health care services alone reveal social disparity since the poor do not have access to affordable health care. A proposed solution to these problems is the transformation of the government ...

Background:

The outcome of Second World led to a bipolar world with the dominant forces coming into enacting power. One of these was the Socialist state of Russia that had suffered the most in Second World War and had contributed the most towards the defeat of Germany, the Second was an outside force in form of United States of America that had aided the Allies in the War and made their victories possible.

Introduction:

The end of World War saw a non conventional and unprecedented war in form of a Cold War. In this war, the battle was not fought on battle grounds between ...

In this chapter, the prevailing argument is led by Marx, that the need for money of individuals in society caused by the modern economic system. In a capitalist society, Marx argues that the human needs through a system of private property, when capitalism develops advanced human needs that are defined on the basic requirements of food, shelter and clothing. Capitalism has also the aspect of the creation of more and different social classes that persist further redefining the needs of individuals in each class. Marx argued that since capitalism is mainly in the accumulation of wealth by individuals, is accumulated to ...

Introduction

Capitalism and socialism are divergent economic thoughts. The two differing philosophies have had an extensive analysis and are applied in different parts of the world. Some countries have however sought to mix these two varying ideas. These two theories majorly differ in their ideas with reference to ownership and control of resources in an economy.

Compare and contrast capitalism and socialism and discuss their shortcomings as criticized

Capitalism is an economic structure where individuals posses economic resources and production. In this system, every individual has a duty of protecting their personal interests in the available market system. Additionally, the latent success of every person is recognized and highly valued. Individuals in a capitalist ...

Russian and Cuban Communism

Communism is a political and social movement that aims for a classless state where the means of production is owned jointly by the society. The government is the overall owner of the means of production and ensures the masses share in the distribution of wealth. The communist movement has been prevalent in countries like the USSR. The application varies though in various countries. Russian Communism is better than Cuban Communism because limited political pluralism exists in Russia. The political pluralism though limited in Russia can lead to further reforms in the future where the people will elect the political party that ...