The Socialism of to-day

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Identifikator:: 835096955

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-28834

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Laveleye, Émile de

Title:: The Socialism of to-day

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Field & Tuer

Year of publication:: 1884

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XLIV, 331 S.)

Collection:: Economics Books

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CONSERVATIVE SOCIALISTS. 87 OÍ which should have legal force. The distribution of wealth would thus be regulated, no more, as nowadays, by the rude conflict of interests, that is to say,' in reality by the law of the strongest, but as in the ancient corporations, by a principle of justice. Of course it is not proposed to re-establish the trade guilds, with their monopolies and restrictions, but to subject the whole economic world to an industrial bureaucracy, and to a collection of tribunals, which would be new organs of law. This system is clearly inspired by a love of justice, only It would be very difficult of application in the existing economic world. Professor Huber is dead, but Councillor Wagener still lives, and has even become a most influential personage ; for, it is said, the Imperial Chancellor gladly consults him in economic matters.* ^ This is what President Gerlach wrote in reply to Councillor \\ agener, who must not be confounded with another well- nown Economist, Adolf Wagner, the eminent professor of the University of Berlin : “Nothing can arrest this potent solvent which we see at work under our eyes and which is sweeping away all ancient institutions. The trade guilds of olden times cannot be re-established, but the labour question really consists in discovering an industrial organization which shall guarantee, as of old, the rights of the labourer, who is at

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