Yhdenvertaisuus

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Author: Edward Bellamy

By Edward Bellamy

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A narrator is shown a reorganized society in which private capital is replaced by collective ownership and production is coordinated to meet citizens’ needs rather than generate profit. The account traces how economic institutions, banking, and property rights are restructured and explains practical arrangements for labor, distribution, and public services. It examines social effects of equalized wealth on work, education, leisure, fashion, theater, and gender relations, considers how invention and foreign trade function under the new order, and describes the causes, unfolding, and moral ideals behind the transformation toward a more egalitarian and efficient commonwealth.

About the Author

Edward Bellamy

Edward Bellamy was an American author and social activist, best known for his utopian novel "Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887," published in 1888. This influential work imagines a future society that has eliminated poverty and inequality through a system of collective ownership. Bellamy's writing often reflects his concerns about the social and economic issues of his time, advocating for reform and a more equitable society. In addition to his notable novel, he wrote several other works, including short stories and essays that further explore themes of love, society, and human potential. His ideas contributed to the early American socialist movement and continue to resonate in discussions about social justice.