Which of the following was a criticism of industrial capitalism raised by 19th-century socialists?
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Correct answer: That it created an unfair distribution of wealth between owners and workers
Socialists argued that while workers produced the value, the 'surplus value' (profit) was kept by the owners. They sought to reorganize society so that the means of production were owned or regulated by the community.
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