
This work offers a systematic look at a society built on collective principles, laying out the legal foundations that would support such a community from its inception. It begins by defining the collective legal entity and sketches a constitution that balances the authority of the sovereign people with a ceremonial monarchy, exploring voting mechanisms, the scope of popular decisions, and the preservation of national unity.
Beyond the political framework, the author turns to the practical organization of daily life, describing how administration, education, health services, and communication networks would be coordinated for the common good. The text also touches on population policies, family structures, and the role of culture, presenting a vision of a tightly ordered yet socially cohesive state.
Language
de
Duration
~12 hours (702K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Jana Srna, Franz L Kuhlmann, Norbert H. Langkau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2016-05-21
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1809–1902
A little-known Austrian writer remembered for imagining the future in fiction, he published a social-political novel that looks ahead to Austria in the year 2020. His work has survived mainly through library and public-domain archives, which gives it an unusual afterlife for modern readers.
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