| Who was Crosland? | Anthony Crosland was a British politician closely associated with the social democratic strand of thought. |
| What did Crossland believe the state should follow? | ‘managerial socialism’. |
| What does ‘managerial socialism’ mean? | This meant that private property was permissible, but the state would manage the economy to ensure fairness for all using powers of economic intervention such as progressive taxation and nationalisation. |
| How did he believe socialism could be achieved? | Anthony Crosland firmly believed that socialism could be achieved via humanising the capitalist system |
| What elements of socialism dos Crosland exemplify? | the main tenants of social democracy and the parliamentary-style of socialism of the post-war consensus |
| What did he say about Britain as a country? | he said that Britain had “ceased to be a capitalist country” due to the policies implemented by the Attlee government |
| What was Crosland more concerned about? | Crosland was only interested in that which would improve the lives of working people. |
| What is an example of this concern? | he downplayed public ownership of the means of production and instead prioritised the end of poverty and better public services. |
| Key quote by Crosland? | "We still retain in Britain a deeper sense of class, a more obvious social stratification, and stronger class resentments, than any of the Scandinavian, Australasian, or North American countries." |
| What book did Crosland write? | 'The Future of Socialism.’ |
