Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Communism
ISBN : 8073300338
The world of hierarchies and real socialism
Anonim
The World Of Hierarchies And Real Socialism
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The Contradictions of "Real Socialism"
Michael A. Lebowitz
Author : Michael A. Lebowitz
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781583672563
The Contradictions of "Real Socialism" by Michael A. Lebowitz Pdf
What was “real socialism”—the term which originated in twentieth-century socialist societies for the purpose of distinguishing them from abstract, theoretical socialism? In this volume, Michael A. Lebowitz considers the nature, tendencies, and contradictions of those societies. Beginning with the constant presence of shortages within “real socialism,” Lebowitz searches for the inner relations which generate these patterns. He finds these, in particular, in what he calls “vanguard relations of production,” a relation which takes the apparent form of a social contract where workers obtain benefits not available to their counterparts in capitalism but lack the power to decide within the workplace and society. While these societies were able to claim major achievements in areas from health care to education to popular culture, the separation of thinking and doing prevented workers from developing their capacities as fully developed human beings. The relationship within “real socialism” between the vanguard as conductor and a conducted working class, however, did not only lead to the deformation of workers and those elements necessary for the building of socialism; it also created the conditions in which enterprise managers emerged as an incipient capitalist class, which was an immediate source of the crises of “real socialism.” As he argued in The Socialist Alternative: Real Human Development, Lebowitz stresses the necessity to go beyond the hierarchy inherent in the relation of conductor and conducted (and beyond the “vanguard Marxism” which supports this) to create the conditions in which people can transform themselves through their conscious cooperation and practice—i.e., a society of free and associated producers.
Just Hierarchy
Daniel A. Bell,Wang Pei
Author : Daniel A. Bell,Wang Pei
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691200897
Just Hierarchy by Daniel A. Bell,Wang Pei Pdf
A trenchant defense of hierarchy in different spheres of our lives, from the personal to the political All complex and large-scale societies are organized along certain hierarchies, but the concept of hierarchy has become almost taboo in the modern world. Just Hierarchy contends that this stigma is a mistake. In fact, as Daniel Bell and Wang Pei show, it is neither possible nor advisable to do away with social hierarchies. Drawing their arguments from Chinese thought and culture as well as other philosophies and traditions, Bell and Wang ask which forms of hierarchy are justified and how these can serve morally desirable goals. They look at ways of promoting just forms of hierarchy while minimizing the influence of unjust ones, such as those based on race, sex, or caste. Which hierarchical relations are morally justified and why? Bell and Wang argue that it depends on the nature of the social relation and context. Different hierarchical principles ought to govern different kinds of social relations: what justifies hierarchy among intimates is different from what justifies hierarchy among citizens, countries, humans and animals, and humans and intelligent machines. Morally justified hierarchies can and should govern different spheres of our social lives, though these will be very different from the unjust hierarchies that have governed us in the past. A vigorous, systematic defense of hierarchy in the modern world, Just Hierarchy examines how hierarchical social relations can have a useful purpose, not only in personal domains but also in larger political realms.
Authoritarian Collectivism and Real Socialism
Jose Mauricio Domingues
Author : Jose Mauricio Domingues
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781839980787
Authoritarian Collectivism and Real Socialism by Jose Mauricio Domingues Pdf
The book discusses so-called real socialism and offers an alternative conceptualization of it as authoritarian collectivism, making use of an analytical methodology. It concentrates on the principles of ‘real socialism’ in its golden age but also assesses its present embrace of capitalism.
The Alternative in Eastern Europe
Rudolf Bahro
Author : Rudolf Bahro
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789606812
The Alternative in Eastern Europe by Rudolf Bahro Pdf
The contemporary Marxist writer provides analyses of socialist theory, modern political struggle, and socialist societies in Eastern Europe.
Why You Should Be a Socialist
Nathan J. Robinson
Author : Nathan J. Robinson
Publisher : All Points Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781250200877
Why You Should Be a Socialist by Nathan J. Robinson Pdf
A primer on Democratic Socialism for those who are extremely skeptical of it. America is witnessing the rise of a new generation of socialist activists. More young people support socialism now than at any time since the labor movement of the 1920s. The Democratic Socialists of America, a big-tent leftist organization, has just surpassed 50,000 members nationwide. In the fall of 2018, one of the most influential congressmen in the Democratic Party lost a primary to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old socialist who had never held office before. But what does all this mean? Should we be worried about our country, or should we join the march toward our bright socialist future? In Why You Should Be a Socialist, Nathan J. Robinson will give readers a primer on twenty-first-century socialism: what it is, what it isn’t, and why everyone should want to be a part of this exciting new chapter of American politics. From the heyday of Occupy Wall Street through Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign and beyond, young progressives have been increasingly drawn to socialist ideas. However, the movement’s goals need to be defined more sharply before it can effect real change on a national scale. Likewise, liberals and conservatives will benefit from a deeper understanding of the true nature of this ideology, whether they agree with it or not. Robinson’s charming, accessible, and well-argued book will convince even the most skeptical readers of the merits of socialist thought.
The Psychology of Socialism
Gustave Le Bon
Author : Gustave Le Bon
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9791041941179
The Psychology of Socialism by Gustave Le Bon Pdf
The 99 Percent Economy
Paul S. Adler
Author : Paul S. Adler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190931896
The 99 Percent Economy by Paul S. Adler Pdf
We live in a time of crises - economic turmoil, workplace disempowerment, unresponsive government, environmental degradation, social disintegration, and international rivalry. In The 99 Percent Economy, Paul S. Adler, a leading expert on business management, argues that these crises are destined to deepen unless we radically transform our economy. But despair is not an option, and Adler provides a compelling alternative: democratic socialism. He argues that to overcome these crises we need to assert democratic control over the management of both individual enterprises and the entire national economy. To show how that would work, he draws on a surprising source of inspiration: the strategic management processes of many of our largest corporations. In these companies, the strategy process promises to involve and empower workers and to ensure efficiency and innovation. In practice, this promise is rarely realized, but in principle, that process could be consolidated within enterprises and it could be scaled-up to the national level. Standing in the way? Private ownership of society's productive resources, which is the foundation of capitalism's ruthless competition and focus on private gain at the cost of society, the environment, and future generations. Adler shows how socialized, public ownership of our resources will enable democratic councils at the local and national levels to decide on our economic, social, and environmental goals and on how to reach them. The growing concentration of industry makes this socialization step ever easier. Democratic socialism is not a leap into the unknown, Adler shows. Capitalist industry has built the foundations for a world beyond capitalism and its crises.
The Black Book of Communism
Stéphane Courtois
Author : Stéphane Courtois
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0674076087
The Black Book of Communism by Stéphane Courtois Pdf
This international bestseller plumbs recently opened archives in the former Soviet bloc to reveal the accomplishments of communism around the world. The book is the first attempt to catalogue and analyse the crimes of communism over 70 years.
Markets and Socialism
Alec Nove,Ian D. Thatcher
Author : Alec Nove,Ian D. Thatcher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015032104120
Markets and Socialism by Alec Nove,Ian D. Thatcher Pdf
These extracts concern the relationship between market and plan, or how to organize an economy to best satisfy demands for efficiency, compassion and freedom. Beginning with Karl Marx, this volume presents the non-market, market and mixed market models. It includes the socialist calculation debate and the experiences of Russia, East-Central Europe, Sweden, the US and China.
Acid Communism
Mark Fisher,Matt Colquhoun
Author : Mark Fisher,Matt Colquhoun
Publisher : Pattern Books
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Acid Communism by Mark Fisher,Matt Colquhoun Pdf
A short zine collecting an introduction to the concept by Matt Colquhoun that appeared in 'krisis journal for contemporary philosophy Issue 2, 2018: Marx from the Margins' and the unfinished introduction to the unfinished book on Acid Communism that Mark Fisher was working on before his death in 2017. "In this way ‘Acid’ is desire, as corrosive and denaturalising multiplicity, flowing through the multiplicities of communism itself to create alinguistic feedback loops; an ideological accelerator through which the new and previously unknown might be found in the politics we mistakenly think we already know, reinstantiating a politics to come." —Matt Colquhoun
Markets in the Name of Socialism
Johanna Bockman
Author : Johanna Bockman
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780804778961
Markets in the Name of Socialism by Johanna Bockman Pdf
The worldwide spread of neoliberalism has transformed economies, polities, and societies everywhere. In conventional accounts, American and Western European economists, such as Milton Friedman and Friedrich von Hayek, sold neoliberalism by popularizing their free-market ideas and radical criticisms of the state. Rather than focusing on the agency of a few prominent, conservative economists, Markets in the Name of Socialism reveals a dialogue among many economists on both sides of the Iron Curtain about democracy, socialism, and markets. These discussions led to the transformations of 1989 and, unintentionally, the rise of neoliberalism. This book takes a truly transnational look at economists' professional outlook over 100 years across the capitalist West and the socialist East. Clearly translating complicated economic ideas and neoliberal theories, it presents a significant reinterpretation of Cold War history, the fall of communism, and the rise of today's dominant economic ideology.
Authoritarian Collectivism and Real Socialism
Jose Mauricio Domingues
Author : Jose Mauricio Domingues
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781839980794
Authoritarian Collectivism and Real Socialism by Jose Mauricio Domingues Pdf
The book discusses so-called real socialism and offers an alternative conceptualization of it as authoritarian collectivism, making use of an analytical methodology, as well as dwelling on its genesis, development and demise. The political dimension stands out in the conceptual articulation, with ‘democratic centralism’ and the prominence of the Communist Party, working from the top down, hierarchically. The book concentrates on the principles of ‘real socialism’, particularly in the Soviet Union but also globally, analysing also its present embrace of capitalism, particularly in China, but also elsewhere, taking account of how these political principles remain however in place today.
Polish Sociological Review
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Poland
ISBN : STANFORD:36105213162873
Polish Sociological Review by Anonim Pdf
After Socialism
Gabriel Kolko
Author : Gabriel Kolko
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134156634
After Socialism by Gabriel Kolko Pdf
This is a major contribution to contemporarary social and political thought written by one of the world's leading critical historians. Gabriel Kolko asks the difficult questions about where the left can go in a post-Cold War world where neoliberal policies appear to have triumphed in both the West and the former Soviet bloc.
