Communalism vs. Communism

Communalismnoun

The communal ownership of property.

Communalismnoun

Any social system based around a community.

Communalismnoun

A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism.

Communalismnoun

the practice of communal living and common ownership

Communalismnoun

loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole

Communalism

Communalism is a political philosophy and economic system that integrates communal ownership and confederations of highly localized independent communities. Murray Bookchin, a prominent libertarian socialist, defined the communalism he developed as as well as .

Communismnoun

Any political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively.

Communismnoun

Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy.

Communismnoun

The international socialist society where classes, money, and the state no longer exist.

Communismnoun

A scheme of equalizing the social conditions of life; specifically, a scheme which contemplates the abolition of inequalities in the possession of property, as by distributing all wealth equally to all, or by holding all wealth in common for the equal use and advantage of all.

Communismnoun

a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

Communismnoun

a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society

Communism

Communism (from Latin communis, 'common, universal') is a philosophical, social, political, and economic ideology and movement whose ultimate goal is the establishment of a communist society, namely a socioeconomic order structured upon the ideas of common ownership of the means of production and the absence of social classes, money, and, in some cases, the state. As such, communism is a specific form of socialism.