Critique of the Gotha Programme

Implications and Applications

• Karl Marx's «Critique of the Gotha Programme» is applied in practice in the context of analyzing and critiquing socialist and communist programmes. It is used to understand and evaluate political platforms and programmes, especially those concerning wealth distribution and societal structure. In particular, Marx's ideas on the necessity of the dictatorship of the proletariat and critique of distribution based on labor influence the formation of political strategies and programmes of leftist parties and movements. The book also serves as a theoretical foundation for discussions on the role of the state in the economy and social policy.