Dr. Ambedkar
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar- A Social Reformer.
Abstract
As per Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the concept of socialism is based on the principles of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity. It is his thought that socialism can be achieved by State control over land, industries, religions, caste and through an elaborate scheme of constitutional method. As per him, caste consciousness hampers economic progress, so he suggested that the State should redistribute the land to poor farmers and it was his demand that the state should abolish the Zamindari system. In this paper/article an attempt is being made to analyze his approach towards the ‘State Socialism’.
Introduction
There are several types of socialism such as Utopian Socialism, Scientific or Marxian Socialism, Fabians Socialism, Syndicalist Socialism, Guild Socialism, Democratic socialism, Gandhian Socialism, State Socialism etc. State Socialism or Collective Socialism arose as a reaction against extreme individualism of the 19th century. The principles of the State Socialism is found in the works of Eduard Bernstein in Germany, Jean Juarez in France, Karl Branting in Sweden, Eduard in Belgium and Dr. B.R.Ambedkar in India. The State Socialism does not want to abolish the State but it stands for removing the evils of capitalist discrimination and inequality. State Socialism stands for the idea of a welfare State. State Socialists believe that the State alone can remove exploitation and promote general welfare, all the means of production should be nationalized, the worker should be given equal pay for equal work and the workers or depressed classes should enjoy liberty and equality in political, social and economic spheres.
State Socialism- Dr. Ambedkar’s Theory The theory of State socialism in India has been developed by the contributions of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar. He submitted a memorandum entitled “State and Minorities‟ to the Constituent Assembly on behalf of the All India Scheduled Castes Federation in the
Abstract
As per Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the concept of socialism is based on the principles of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity. It is his thought that socialism can be achieved by State control over land, industries, religions, caste and through an elaborate scheme of constitutional method. As per him, caste consciousness hampers economic progress, so he suggested that the State should redistribute the land to poor farmers and it was his demand that the state should abolish the Zamindari system. In this paper/article an attempt is being made to analyze his approach towards the ‘State Socialism’.
Introduction
There are several types of socialism such as Utopian Socialism, Scientific or Marxian Socialism, Fabians Socialism, Syndicalist Socialism, Guild Socialism, Democratic socialism, Gandhian Socialism, State Socialism etc. State Socialism or Collective Socialism arose as a reaction against extreme individualism of the 19th century. The principles of the State Socialism is found in the works of Eduard Bernstein in Germany, Jean Juarez in France, Karl Branting in Sweden, Eduard in Belgium and Dr. B.R.Ambedkar in India. The State Socialism does not want to abolish the State but it stands for removing the evils of capitalist discrimination and inequality. State Socialism stands for the idea of a welfare State. State Socialists believe that the State alone can remove exploitation and promote general welfare, all the means of production should be nationalized, the worker should be given equal pay for equal work and the workers or depressed classes should enjoy liberty and equality in political, social and economic spheres.
State Socialism- Dr. Ambedkar’s Theory The theory of State socialism in India has been developed by the contributions of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar. He submitted a memorandum entitled “State and Minorities‟ to the Constituent Assembly on behalf of the All India Scheduled Castes Federation in the
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