Socialism is a political philosophy and economic system.

Socialism may also refer to:

  • Scientific socialism, a method of analysis pioneered by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and used to analyze capitalism, where socialism is postulated to emerge from capitalist development; in the late 19th century it widely became known as Marxism
  • Socialist mode of production, a more specific concept of socialist organization articulated by Marxist theory of historical materialism
  • Socialist Party, the policies and practices of titular Socialist political parties irrespective of whether or not they adhere to the implementation of a socialist system
  • Socialist state, a country governed by a socialist party with the constitutional aim of constructing socialism
  • Real socialism, an ideological catchphrase for the Soviet-type planned economies in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc

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