TYPES OF GOVERNMENT
Capitalism, Socialism, Communism,, Fascism Lorraine Richards Montebello High School, CA
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Capitalism
Capitalism First In Use
• End/ Middle Ages domestic system laissez faire mercantilism.
Capitalism Goal
• Private investment for profit.
Capitalism Theory Who owns Property
• Private ownership, individuals invest in corporations or individual business
Capitalism Practice Who Owns Property
• Private ownership, government owns some property.
Capitalism Theory Form of
Government
• Can be any form except totalitarianism.
Capitalism Practice Form of Government
• Generally democracy with representation, Early capitalist often autocratic.
Capitalism How Government takes Control
• Peacefully, democratically, people voting.
Capitalism Theory Which Classes Benefit Most?
• Those who invest.
Capitalism Theory Which Classes Benefit The Least?
• No one, everyone can invest
Capitalism Practice Which Classes Benefit Most?
• Rich, investors (unless bad investing), upper and middle classes.
Capitalism Practice Which Classes Benefit the least?
• Poor- unable to invest.
Capitalism Modern Examples
• U.S., much of Latin America
Capitalism Amount • Greatest under laissez faire but many freedoms of in democratic Countries. Individual Freedom
Socialism
Socialism First In Use
Early 1800’s Owen, Fourier, St. Simon, Blanc. Fabianism.
Joseph Fourier
Socialism Goal
Working together for improvement of economy and community.
Socialism Theory Who Owns Property
Everyone owns everything collectively, public ownership.
Socialism Practice Who Owns property
Collective farms, most socialist countries government owns major industry
Socialism Theory Form Of Government
Direct democracy, everyone makes collective decisions.
Socialism Practice Form Of Government
Generally democratic.
Socialism How Gov’t Takes Control
Usually democratic and peaceful.
Socialism Theory Which Classes Benefit The Most?
None (or all) classes society, all benefit equally.
Socialism Theory Which Classes Benefit The Least?
None - classless society
Socialism Practice Which Classes Benefit The Most?
None, some may be wealthier but all benefit equally.
Socialism Practice Which Classes Benefit Least?
Those who oppose society may be ostracized.
Socialism Amount Of Individual Freedom
More government control than capitalist countries but many freedoms.
Socialism Modern Collective farms (Israel), Scandinavia. Examples
Communism
Communism First In Use
Early 1900’s Bolsheviks 1850- Marx
Communism Goal
No private ownership, classless society, international takeover.
Communism Theory Who Owns Property
All public ownership.
Communism Practice Who Owns Property
All public property, but individuals able to own small portions.
Communism Theory Form Of Government
Oligarchy of workers OR everyone makes collective decisions.
Communism Practice Form Of Government
Usually oligarchic, party controls legislature and executive decisions
Communism How Gov’t Takes control
Revolution, Force.
Communism Theory Which Classes Benefit The Most?
Workers, peasants immediately, eventually a classless society.
Communism Theory Which Classes Benefit The Least?
Wealthy persons
Communism Practice Which Classes Benefit The Most?
Communist Party members and Politburo.
Communism Practice Which Classes Benefit The Least?
Wealthy or religious persons.
Communism Amount Of Individual Freedom
Strict obedience to government , strong censorship, opposition to government not allowed.
Communism Modern Examples
North Korea, Cuba, and China.
Fascism
Fascism First In Use
Mussolini
Fascism Goal
Government control of economics while letting private ownership.
Anti fascist newspaper
Fascism Theory Who Owns Property
Private ownership but under strict government control.
Fascism Practice Who Owns Property
State regulates industries and property though privately owned.
Leon Trotsky
Fascism Theory Form Of Government
Totalitarian autocracy or oligarchy.
Fascism Practice Form Of Government
Totalitarian autocracy or oligarchy.
Fascism How Gov’t Takes Control
First peaceful and then by force.
Fascism Theory Which Classes Benefit Most?
Upper classes keep wealth, workers get government help.
Fascism Theory Which Classes Benefit Least?
“None-pure” classes, communists.
Fascism Practice Which Classes Benefit Most?
Capitalists and upper classes, unemployed get jobs.
Fascism Practice Which Classes Benefit Least?
Communists, and socialist, non- Fascists.
The League of Nations votes to impose deliberately ineffectual economic sanctions against Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.
Fascism Amount Of Individual Freedom
Personal acts restricted, strong censorship, police state, totalitarian.
Fascism Modern Examples
None clearly so today
Fascist Italian Flag
