Question

Examine Gandhian views on the conflict between labour and capital and the measures he suggested to resolve it.

27 Jan 2026
Answer :
Word Count : 1194
Gandhi’s social thought represents a moral and ethical framework for resolving human conflicts, particularly those arising from economic inequalities and class antagonisms. One of the central issues he addressed was the conflict between labour and capital, which had become a defining feature of industrial society in the modern world. While Karl Marx and other socialist thinkers emphasized class struggle and revolution as the means to overcome capitalist exploitation, Gandhi sought an alternative that would reconcile the interests of both groups within a framework of truth, non-violence, and mutual respect. His approach to this issue was rooted in his broader philosophy of Sarvodaya, the welfare of all, which aimed to create harmony between various sections of society without resorting to coercion or violence. Gandhi viewed both labour and capital as essential and interdependent parts of the economic system. He recognized that the capitalist provides machinery, organization, and risk-bearing, while the worker contributes his physical and mental labour to produce goods and services. For Gandhi, the conflict between these two was not inherent but rather the result of moral degradation and the loss of a sense of trusteeship among the wealthy. He believed that the root cause of exploitation was greed and selfishness rather than the economic structure itself. Hence, his solution was not the abolition of private property or class conflict, but the moral transformation of individuals and the reorientation of society along ethical lines. Gandhi’s approach to the labour-capital conflict was fundamentally ethical rather than economic. He rejected the Marxian concept
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