tic. But conditions were rather unusual. Communists were trying to stay in power and begin a socialist revolution where support was questionable. They had come to power by appealing themselves to the peasant demand for land reform, and there was virtually no working class and very little support for socialism. Without democracy and the peoples consent there is no such thing as socialism. In theory however it is very democratic for the reasons listed above. The application of socialism France has been mixed. It has been a mixture of a free enterprise and government regulation. The French state has played an important part in the developing and directing the economy. The state generously subsidized mining, banks, railroads, and industry, and the government owns many industries like resources. The government had fiver-year economic plants to guide development often times. However to achieve these plans, the state influenced the private sector through investment policies, subsidies, and economic planning. As a result of this mixed system the last thirty-five years have been very positive for France. However while France has prospered not all government officials’ favor the way it has developed. There has been a strong division between the conservatives with their capitalism policies, and those who advocate much greater government control over the economy through socialism. When it comes to the extent to which France is a socialist nation, it is partial. This is also the case with Great Britain.The application of capitalism in Great Britain has been a mixed bag. They have had socialism under government partial-regulation. However in the recent past the government sought to reduce the role of the state in the economy and to dismantle welfare benefits that were thought to have been ‘bleeding’ the system. The results have been generally positive. There were still government regulations being put out and by th...
