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Socialism With No Doctrine
"Socialism with no doctrine" (french: socialisme sans doctrine) is a phrase coined by Albert Métin based on his observation of the experiments in labour and economic regulation by the nonsocialist governments of Australia and New Zealand that Métin described as effectively being a form of state socialism, although these policies did not contain any reference recognizing socialist theory. Métin wrote the book ''Socialisme sans doctrine'' (1901) that described this phenomenon and described these experiments undertaken in Australia and New Zealand to an audience in Paris that included future Prime Minister of France Alexandre Millerand in the audience.Peter Lamb, J. C. Docherty. ''Historical dictionary of socialism''. Lanham, Maryland, UK; Oxford, England, UK: Scarecrow Press, Inc, 2006. 317. References {{reflist Socialism in Australia Socialism in New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Métin
Emile Albert Métin (28 January 1871 – 16 August 1918) was a French teacher and professor of history and geography, a prolific author and a politician who was twice Minister of Labor and Social Welfare. Life Early years Albert Métin was born on 23 January 1871 in Besançon, Doubs. He was a brilliant scholar, and gained degrees in History and Geography. He became a professor at the ''Conservatoire national des arts et métiers''. Métin was one of the first to receive a travel grant from the University of Paris. He spent 18 months travelling around the world, and visited Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand in 1899 he found that the radical social legislation in New Zealand had been implemented in a series of pragmatic steps that addressed specific issues, and had little grounding in political theory. He could not understand how New Zealand could have the world's "most advanced labor legislation" with "the weakest labor party." He coined the phrase " Socialism with no doct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |