Socialism in the New Society by Douglas Jay - 1962

UK: Longmans, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. h/b 414 pages, condition is very good. In this important book Douglas Jay makes a timely reappraisal of the vital issues which face Socialism in the second half of the twentieth century. He recalls the meaning and origins of Socialism as well as the twist given by Marx to its basic ideas. He goes on show the expediency of collective security and collective disarmament while the United Nations is being built up into an effective World Government. He examines fundamental issues such as unilateral disarmament, capital gains and the redistribution of property and income, national and international economic expansion and the case for increasing expenditure on public services, particularly on education as the only effective means of combating the menace of mass media to the cultural values of the nation: Finally, he discusses what sort of political party is required in the United Kingdom to win public support and to achieve the reforms he advocates.