Karl Marx and Marxism         Karl Marx set the wheels of modern Communism and Socialism in motion with his writings in the late nineteenth century. In collaboration with his friend, Heinrich Engels, he produced the The Communist Manifesto, written in 1848. Many failed countries' political and socio-economic structures have been based on Marx's theories, for example the USSR, East Germany etc. Many people believe that Marxism is not applicable to today's society, as Karl Marx put forward …showed first 75 words of 697 total…

…showed last 75 words of 697 total…of greed and power lust. A communist state, however, would never work, as it is in the human nature to compete against one another, which rules out any social equality one could gain by abolishing personal property.          Bibliography Kenny, S., (1994) Developing Communities for the Future : Community Development in Australia, Thomas Nelson Australia. Miliband, R., (1977) Marxism and Politics, Herron Publishing Inc., New York. Ollman, B., (1995) Grolier's Encyclopaedia - Karl Marx and Marxism, Grolier Electronic Publishing Inc.