Democracy and Liberal Socialism :: Politics Government Regime Papers

Democracy and Liberal SocialismThis paper deals with the character features of Rawls upper-class res publica, and whether a generous democratic fabianism can be harmonious with Rawls political liberalism. I make out that a property-owning state can be compatible with Rawlsian justice while liberal fabianism cannot. I understand the choice between property-owning democracy and liberal socialism as the problem of which kind of regime is more compatible with the pluralism of modern democracies. Property-owning democracy is more compatible with Rawls political liberalism since it permits a wider variety of the suppositions of the good than liberal socialism while at the corresponding time permitting worker-managed firms thus I argue that it can be tacit as a mixed regime. What kind of economical regime is more compatible with Rawlsian justice, private ownership or social ownership of the government agency of production? Since Rawls has published A Theory of Justice,(1) ther e has been much tip over over this problem. Some argue that A Theory of Justice offers a philosophical apologia for an egalitarian brand of welfare state capitalism.(2) Others argue that his political and economic regime is completely different from the capitalism in the classical sense of Marxism.(3) But he himself rejects a welfare-state capitalism and illustrates a property-owning democracy and a liberal (democratic) socialism as economic regimes consistent with his justice as fairness.(4)I will deal with the succeeding(a) problems in this paper what are the characteristic features of the property-owning democracy as an alternative to capitalism? Can a liberal democratic socialism be compatible with Rawlss political liberalism? I will argue that a property-owning democracy can be compatible with Rawlsian justice exclusively a liberal socialism, particularly concerning his political liberalism, cannot. And I will kick up my understanding of his property-owning democracy as a mixed regime. 1. Rawlss conception of property-owning democracy (5)a) the main institutions of Rawlss property-owning democracyRawls thinks that his property-owning democracy realizes all the main political values expressed by the devil principles of justice, but a capitalist welfare state does not. He thinks of such(prenominal) a democracy as an alternative to capitalism. Concluding his survey, Rawls outlines the main institutions of property-owning democracy as followsi) viands for securing the fair value of the political liberties, ii) Provisions for realizing fair equality of opportunity in education and training, iii) A canonical level of health-care provided for all.(6)Furthermore, Rawls insists upon two conditions 1) a regime of competitive markets, and 2) state hinderance both to correct market imperfections (e.