Originally posted by Sparko
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1. "Socialism" doesn't require government control of the means of production: Worker control counts as socialism. In general socialism requires "social ownership" which means that ownership doesn't reside in the hands of a few rich people. The many sub-varieties of socialism vary greatly as to whether they prefer worker-coops, community ownership, or a democratic (or even non-democratic) State to provide the social ownership.
2. Sub-varieties of socialism vary as to whether for distribution they use the free-market, central planning, or some other system. In general, the concept of central planning of markets or the abolition of free markets is not a key concept in socialism.
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