Concept
Socialist state
Overview
A socialist state, socialist republic, or socialist country is a sovereign state constitutionally dedicated to the establishment of socialism. This article is about states that refer to themselves as socialist states, and not specifically about communist states that refer to themselves as socialist states. It includes information on liberal democratic states with constitutional references to socialism as well as other state formations that have referred to themselves as socialist.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).
Related ideas
- Fascism
- Hedonism
- National Health Service
- Labour Party (UK)
- Russian Empire
- Populism
- Communist state
- October Revolution
- Sovereign state
- Racism
- Socialism
- State (polity)
- Totalitarianism
- Anthony Crosland
- Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
- Arab nationalism
- Chinese Communist Revolution
- Narodniks
- Socialist economics
- World War I
- Economic system
- Liberal democracy
- Neoliberalism
- Eastern Bloc
Opposing perspectives
Place in the tradition
Part of Communism.