Full Idea
Economic justice is held by Socialists (rightly, in my opinion) to involve state ownership of key industries and considerable regulation of foreign trade.
Gist of Idea
Socialists say economic justice needs some state control of industries, and of foreign trade
Source
Bertrand Russell (Authority and the Individual [1949], 5)
Book Reference
Russell,Bertrand: 'Authority and the Individual' [Unwin 1977], p.70
A Reaction
This must be to obtain greater control over the profits of industry, and also to prevent trade become too exploitative of weaker foreign nations. Britain had a socialist government when this book was written.