02999cam a22003613u 4500 75859 UtSlPG 20260610134745.0 m cr n 260607r20251928utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 28014214 UtSlPG en iso639-1 HX Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 The intelligent woman's guide to socialism and capitalism Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intelligent_Woman%27s_Guide_to_Socialism_and_Capitalism Release date is 2025-04-14 Alan, deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism" by Bernard Shaw is a social and political commentary written in the late 1920s. This book explores the systems of socialism and capitalism, directing its analysis in accessible language towards an intelligent but non-expert audience, with a particular emphasis on encouraging women to form their own opinions about economic matters. Shaw addresses the evolving nature of wealth distribution and property, challenging readers to question commonly accepted systems and to consider alternatives, especially as society undergoes rapid change. At the start of the book, Shaw directly appeals to the reader (described as "dear madam"), urging her not to blindly accept prevailing doctrines or established authorities on socialism, but rather to think critically and independently about how wealth and resources should be distributed in society. He dismantles the assumption that existing social and legal systems are natural or immutable, emphasizing their historical contingency and constant evolution. The opening lays out that questions around distribution and property, once closed for generations, have now been thrust open for reconsideration amid contemporary social upheavals. Shaw then introduces the problem of "dividing-up" society's income, dismissing myths about saving and stressing that distribution is an ongoing, unavoidable process. Through this, he encourages readers to actively participate in the debate about how society's resources should be shared, as every change in law and policy affects someone’s well-being or wealth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: New York: Brentano's Publishers, 1928 Socialism Capitalism Kennington, Eric, 1888-1960 https://archive.org/details/intelligentwoman00shaw https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75859 116584 116584