- 16 Jul 2011 22:45
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No, that is not the same as corporatism, as it's possible to have all of that and still not be corporatist. For some reason - a reason that I do not know - you seem to have taken on the view that everything bad that social democracy has done, has been social democrats 'doing it wrong', as opposed that actually being what social democracy does.
What, to give us the bare basics that every country in Europe & Asia already has after going through developmental phase?
No it really isn't. Honestly, I would recommend this document as the best summary of what's happened:
http://www.fsw.vu.nl/en/Images/WP_Wolde ... 199579.pdf
Wolfman wrote:Again, in economic terms as Social Democracy is a mixed economy with a welfare state, universal healthcare and education, industrial and financial regulations, and generally one or more key industries are controlled by the government. You can call this corporatism if you like
No, that is not the same as corporatism, as it's possible to have all of that and still not be corporatist. For some reason - a reason that I do not know - you seem to have taken on the view that everything bad that social democracy has done, has been social democrats 'doing it wrong', as opposed that actually being what social democracy does.
Wolfman wrote:but this is the ultimate goal of Social Democrats.
What, to give us the bare basics that every country in Europe & Asia already has after going through developmental phase?
Wolfman wrote:In the case of Social Democracy, Finland is the ideological role.
No it really isn't. Honestly, I would recommend this document as the best summary of what's happened:
http://www.fsw.vu.nl/en/Images/WP_Wolde ... 199579.pdf