Ideologies / Socialist / Harold Laski
§ The minds · 1893–1950 · United Kingdom · Theorist
Harold Laski
The theorist of the Labour left
Pluralism, planning, and democracy.
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The LSE professor and Labour chairman whose prolific theory and teaching shaped mid-century democratic socialism across the English-speaking world.
social
Progressive intellectual and teacher of a generation.
economic
Democratic planning and common ownership.
governance
Socialist who wrestled with how far democracy could carry revolution.
Notable for
- Chaired the Labour Party
- Prolific political theory
- Taught a generation at the LSE
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