O porquê da Estratégia de Lisboa
... the success of capitalism will lead to a form of corporatism and a fostering of values that are hostile to capitalism... The intellectual and social climate needed to allow entrepreneurship to thrive will not exist in advanced capitalism.
It will be replaced by socialism in some form. There will not be a revolution, but merely a trend in parliaments to elect social democratic parties of one stripe or another... capitalism will collapse from within as democratic majorities vote for the creation of a welfare state and place restrictions upon entrepreneurship that will burden and destroy the capitalist structure...
The New Industrial State ... people who are able to express opinions on societal matters they are not directly responsible for. They can stand up for the interests of strata, that they themselves do not belong to. It is a great advantage of capitalism, that more and more people can acquire (higher) education, compared with pre-Capitalist eras, when education was a privilege of the few.
The jobs of executive personnel are limited, however, and discontent rises with unemployment... The intellectuals are able to organise protest among the population and, naturally, develop critical ideas...
... a theory of democracy ... was a process by which the electorate identified the common good, and politicians carried this out for them... this was unrealistic, and that people's ignorance and superficiality meant that in fact they were largely manipulated by politicians, who set the agenda.
... a minimalist model ... democracy is the mechanism for competition between leaders, much like a market structure. Although periodical votes from the general public legitimize governments and keep them accountable, the policy program is very much seen as their own and not that of the people, and the participatory role for individuals is severely limited.
It will be replaced by socialism in some form. There will not be a revolution, but merely a trend in parliaments to elect social democratic parties of one stripe or another... capitalism will collapse from within as democratic majorities vote for the creation of a welfare state and place restrictions upon entrepreneurship that will burden and destroy the capitalist structure...
The New Industrial State ... people who are able to express opinions on societal matters they are not directly responsible for. They can stand up for the interests of strata, that they themselves do not belong to. It is a great advantage of capitalism, that more and more people can acquire (higher) education, compared with pre-Capitalist eras, when education was a privilege of the few.
The jobs of executive personnel are limited, however, and discontent rises with unemployment... The intellectuals are able to organise protest among the population and, naturally, develop critical ideas...
... a theory of democracy ... was a process by which the electorate identified the common good, and politicians carried this out for them... this was unrealistic, and that people's ignorance and superficiality meant that in fact they were largely manipulated by politicians, who set the agenda.
... a minimalist model ... democracy is the mechanism for competition between leaders, much like a market structure. Although periodical votes from the general public legitimize governments and keep them accountable, the policy program is very much seen as their own and not that of the people, and the participatory role for individuals is severely limited.
