Socialist writers in 19th century Europe were chiefly concerned with what?

Socialist writers in 19th century Europe were chiefly concerned with the exploitation of the working class under capitalism. Early socialists, such as the utopian socialists Henri de Saint-Simon, Charles Fourier, and Robert Owen, believed that capitalism was inherently exploitative and that a more just and equitable society could be achieved through voluntary cooperation and the redistribution of wealth. Later socialists, such as Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, argued that capitalism was a system of class struggle in which the owners of capital (the bourgeoisie) exploited the workers (the proletariat) and that the only way to achieve a truly just and classless society was through the revolutionary overthrow of capitalism. Socialist writers in 19th century Europe made significant contributions to social and economic thought, and their ideas continue to influence socialist movements around the world today.