Beatrice Webb

Book

The Minority Report of the Poo Law Commission (1909)

Core belief in the

Inevitability of gradualness

Believes revolution would

only damage HN further than capitalism already had

Quotes on revolutions

“Revolutions are chaotic, inefficient and counter-productive”

Negatives of Capitalism(societal inequality)

The poverty and inequality in capitalism leads to a regressive society -  a race to the bottom

Why is gradualness inevitable?

 because…. universal suffrage would lead to the gradual transition to a socialist state

Who should lead the state

The state will produce an educated socialist elite – highly trained technocrats to administrate the state

Will state wither away?

The state will not wither away- but will expand.  This is necessary to achieve socialism

What will capitalism be replaced by

A chaotic capitalist economy will gradually be replaced by common ownership through nationalisation