9781583672563 - The Contradictions of "real Socialism]the Conductor and the Conducted]monthly Review Press]bc]b102]08/01/2012]]48]15.95]]ip]nyups]r]r]nyup]]]08/01/201 von Lebowitz,... (8 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Sehr gut. Gebraucht - Sehr gut ungelesen, sehr guter Zustand; Rechnung mit MwSt.; unused/unread, very good condition; -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 practicei.e., a society of free and associated producers. 222 pp. Englisch.

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnMichael Lebowitz is professor emeritus of economics at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada,and the author of several books including The Socialist Imperative, The Contradictions of RealSocialism, and .

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What was 'real socialism"the term which originated intwentieth-century socialist societies for the purpose of distinguishingthem from abstract, theoretical socialism In this volume, Michael A.Lebowitz considers the nature, tendencies, and contradictions of thosesocieties. Beginning with the constant presence of shortages within'real socialism," Lebowitz searches for the inner relations whichgenerate these patterns. He finds these, in particular, in what he calls'vanguard relations of production," a relation which takes the apparentform of a social contract where workers obtain benefits not availableto their counterparts in capitalism but lack the power to decide withinthe workplace and society.While these societies were able to claim major achievements in areasfrom health care to education to popular culture, the separation ofthinking and doing prevented workers from developing their capacities asfully developed human beings. The relationship within 'real socialism"between the vanguard as conductor and a conducted working classhowever, did not only lead to the deformation of workers and thoseelements necessary for the building of socialism; it also created theconditions in which enterprise managers emerged as an incipientcapitalist class, which was an immediate source of the crises of 'realsocialism." As he argued in The Socialist Alternative: Real Human DevelopmentLebowitz stresses the necessity to go beyond the hierarchy inherent inthe relation of conductor and conducted (and beyond the 'vanguardMarxism" which supports this) to create the conditions in which peoplecan transform themselves through their conscious cooperation andpracticei.e., a society of free and associated producers.