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The intelligent woman's guide to socialism and capitalism

Bernard Shaw · Public domain text

221,683 words · about 15 h 31 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845

Text only · 2 illustrations omitted. Illustrated source.

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Contents (87)
  1. Opening about 1 h 5 min
  2. Appendix about 1 min
  3. 1. A CLOSED QUESTION OPENS about 8 min
  4. 2. DIVIDING-UP about 3 min
  5. 3. HOW MUCH FOR EACH? about 3 min
  6. 4. NO WEALTH WITHOUT WORK about 3 min
  7. 5. COMMUNISM about 5 min
  8. 6. LIMITS TO COMMUNISM about 10 min
  9. 7. SEVEN WAYS PROPOSED about 3 min
  10. 8. TO EACH WHAT SHE PRODUCES about 10 min
  11. 9. TO EACH WHAT SHE DESERVES about 5 min
  12. 10. TO EACH WHAT SHE CAN GRAB about 1 min
  13. 11. OLIGARCHY about 10 min
  14. 12. DISTRIBUTION BY CLASS about 5 min
  15. 13. LAISSER-FAIRE about 5 min
  16. 14. HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? about 15 min
  17. 15. WHAT WE SHOULD BUY FIRST about 6 min
  18. 16. EUGENICS about 6 min
  19. 17. THE COURTS OF LAW about 5 min
  20. 18. THE IDLE RICH about 6 min
  21. 19. CHURCH, SCHOOL, AND PRESS about 4 min
  22. 20. WHY WE PUT UP WITH IT about 4 min
  23. 21. POSITIVE REASONS FOR EQUALITY about 4 min
  24. 22. MERIT AND MONEY about 3 min
  25. 23. INCENTIVE about 14 min
  26. 24. THE TYRANNY OF NATURE about 6 min
  27. 25. THE POPULATION QUESTION about 17 min
  28. 26. THE DIAGNOSTIC OF SOCIALISM about 5 min
  29. 27. PERSONAL RIGHTEOUSNESS about 8 min
  30. 28. CAPITALISM about 9 min
  31. 29. YOUR SHOPPING about 12 min
  32. 30. YOUR TAXES about 11 min
  33. 31. YOUR RATES about 9 min
  34. 32. YOUR RENT about 8 min
  35. 33. CAPITAL about 8 min
  36. 34. INVESTMENT AND ENTERPRISE about 5 min
  37. 35. LIMITATIONS OF CAPITALISM about 7 min
  38. 36. THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION about 5 min
  39. 37. SENDING CAPITAL OUT OF THE COUNTRY about 7 min
  40. 38. DOLES, DEPOPULATION, AND PARASITIC PARADISES about 9 min
  41. 39. FOREIGN TRADE AND THE FLAG about 4 min
  42. 40. EMPIRES IN COLLISION about 9 min
  43. 41. THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE about 6 min
  44. 42. HOW WEALTH ACCUMULATES AND MEN DECAY about 6 min
  45. 43. DISABLEMENT ABOVE AND BELOW about 6 min
  46. 44. THE MIDDLE STATION IN LIFE about 15 min
  47. 45. DECLINE OF THE EMPLOYER about 10 min
  48. 46. THE PROLETARIAT about 7 min
  49. 47. THE LABOR MARKET AND THE FACTORY ACTS about 16 min
  50. 48. WOMEN IN THE LABOR MARKET about 15 min
  51. 49. TRADE UNION CAPITALISM about 16 min
  52. 50. DIVIDE AND GOVERN about 21 min
  53. 51. DOMESTIC CAPITAL about 11 min
  54. 52. THE MONEY MARKET about 15 min
  55. 53. SPECULATION about 8 min
  56. 54. BANKING about 14 min
  57. 55. MONEY about 24 min
  58. 56. NATIONALIZATION OF BANKING about 9 min
  59. 57. COMPENSATION FOR NATIONALIZATION about 9 min
  60. 58. PRELIMINARIES TO NATIONALIZATION about 3 min
  61. 59. CONFISCATION WITHOUT COMPENSATION about 3 min
  62. 60. REVOLT OF THE PARASITIC PROLETARIAT about 3 min
  63. 61. SAFETY VALVES about 8 min
  64. 62. WHY CONFISCATION HAS SUCCEEDED HITHERTO about 8 min
  65. 63. HOW THE WAR WAS PAID FOR about 10 min
  66. 64. NATIONAL DEBT REDEMPTION LEVIES about 5 min
  67. 65. THE CONSTRUCTIVE PROBLEM SOLVED about 4 min
  68. 66. SHAM SOCIALISM about 15 min
  69. 67. CAPITALISM IN PERPETUAL MOTION about 11 min
  70. 68. THE RUNAWAY CAR OF CAPITALISM about 8 min
  71. 69. THE NATURAL LIMIT TO LIBERTY about 21 min
  72. 70. RENT OF ABILITY about 23 min
  73. 71. PARTY POLITICS about 8 min
  74. 72. THE PARTY SYSTEM about 11 min
  75. 73. DIVISIONS WITHIN THE LABOR PARTY about 8 min
  76. 74. RELIGIOUS DISSENSIONS about 19 min
  77. 75. REVOLUTIONS about 16 min
  78. 76. CHANGE MUST BE PARLIAMENTARY about 11 min
  79. 77. SUBSIDIZED PRIVATE ENTERPRISE about 8 min
  80. 78. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE? about 4 min
  81. 79. SOCIALISM AND LIBERTY about 22 min
  82. 80. SOCIALISM AND MARRIAGE about 11 min
  83. 81. SOCIALISM AND CHILDREN about 30 min
  84. 82. SOCIALISM AND THE CHURCHES about 25 min
  85. 83. CURRENT CONFUSIONS about 20 min
  86. 84. PERORATION about 14 min
  87. Appendix about 56 min