Beatrice Webb

• what kind of socialist is Webb?

  Democratic socialist / gradualist socialist
• what is Webb’s view on human nature?

  • hasnt been as damaged as much as Marx alleged
  • fraternity and altruism can still flourish in working class communities punished by capitalist economics
• what is Webb’s view on the state?

  • if harnessed to universal suffrage, the existing state could be used for a gradual transition to socialism
• what is Webb’s view on society?

  capitalist society is class-ridden and morally indefensible but alternatives exist within downtrodden proletarian communities
• what is Webb’s view on the economy?

  • A chaotic capitalist economy will be gradually replaced by one which gives workers the full fruits of their labour based upon common ownership of the means of production