ABSTRACT

The texts in this collection of 10 volumes demonstrate both the diversity and continuity in British theories of democratic socialism. The selection encompasses the Ricardian socialists, the Christian socialists, and the Fabian socialists. Volume 5 includes ‘Old Worlds for New; A Study of the Post-Industrial State’ by Arthur J. Penty.

part |184 pages

Old Worlds for New

chapter |13 pages

Preface

chapter I|7 pages

The Fabian Compromise

chapter II|7 pages

On Reasoning from Fact

chapter IV|6 pages

The Mediæval Guild System

chapter V|8 pages

National Guilds and the General Strike

chapter VI|7 pages

The Abolition of the Wage System

chapter VII|9 pages

The Evil of Large Organizations

chapter VIII|8 pages

The Division of Labour

chapter IX|7 pages

Machinery and Industry

chapter X|7 pages

Machinery and Society

chapter XI|7 pages

The Ultimate Rase of Indus-Trialism

chapter XII|7 pages

The Place of Handicraft

chapter XIII|7 pages

The Ethics of Consumption

chapter XIV|6 pages

The Tyranny of the Middleman

chapter XV|7 pages

The Strike for Quality

chapter XVI|5 pages

The Elimination of the Middleman

chapter XVII|5 pages

The Decentralization of Industry

chapter XVIII|5 pages

The Redistribution of Population

chapter XIX|7 pages

The Reabsorption of the Professions

chapter XX|5 pages

The Trade Designer

chapter XXI|6 pages

The Profession of Architecture

chapter XXII|6 pages

The Destructive Consumption of Surplus Wealth

chapter XXIII|6 pages

On Property

chapter XXIV|6 pages

The Leisure and Work States

chapter XXV|6 pages

Conclusion