The Contradictions of "Real Socialism" The Conductor and the Conducted【電子書籍】[ Michael A. Lebowitz ]

＜p＞What was “real socialism”ーthe term which originated in＜br /＞ twentieth-century socialist societies for the purpose of distinguishing＜br /＞ them from abstract, theoretical socialism? In this volume, Michael A.＜br /＞ Lebowitz considers the nature, tendencies, and contradictions of those＜br /＞ societies. Beginning with the constant presence of shortages within＜br /＞ “real socialism,” Lebowitz searches for the inner relations which＜br /＞ generate these patterns. He finds these, in particular, in what he calls＜br /＞ “vanguard relations of production,” a relation which takes the apparent＜br /＞ form of a social contract where workers obtain benefits not available＜br /＞ to their counterparts in capitalism but lack the power to decide within＜br /＞ the workplace and society.＜/p＞ ＜p＞While these societies were able to claim major achievements in areas＜br /＞ from health care to education to popular culture, the separation of＜br /＞ thinking and doing prevented workers from developing their capaci．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る