Socialism is either the norm (if you’re in Europe) or the enemy (if you’re on the American political Right). In modern socialist systems, firms and government and the population exist in a shifting kaleidoscope of cooperation and struggle. The core idea to all truly socialist structures, however, is that government belongs as an inseparable part of the economic system. The debate is over how central the governmental role should be and how the government should use its power and reach to shape or maintain society. Canada and Germany are probably the best contemporary examples of well-run
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