Questions – Chapter 10

1. What evidence does the author provide that the income of workers increased substantially between 1850 and 1900?

2. What reason does the author give for this increase in real wages?

3. How did this change consumption patterns?

4. Why can averages be misleading?

5. What political gains had workers made during this period?

6. What were Marx’s criticisms of the Gotha Programme?

7. What was the Fabian socialists economic analysis?

8. How was it different from that of Marx?

9. How did the Fabian’s view of government differ from that of Marx?

10. What were Shaw’s views on capitalism, democracy and imperialism?

11. What was the Webbs vision of a socialist society?

12. What were Bernstein’s criticisms of Marx’s theories?

13. Would Bernstein’s views of class be closer to those of Weber than to Marx?

14. How would Bernstein view Marx’s theory of base and superstructure?

15. Why did Bernstein think that Marx’s view of government was wrong?

16. Why did Marxists think that the Fabians and German Revisionists were incorrect in counting on taking over the government democratically?

17. What are the author’s conclusions regarding socialist parties using solely electoral methods to achieve reform?