Capitalism and Social Democracy (Studies in Marxism and Social Theory)

Capitalism and Social Democracy (Studies in Marxism and Social Theory) image
ISBN-10:

0521336562

ISBN-13:

9780521336567

Author(s): PRZEWORSKI, ADAM
Edition: First Edition
Released: Dec 26, 1986
Format: Paperback, 280 pages
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Description:

This is a study of the choices faced by socialist movements as they developed within capitalist societies. Professor Przeworski examines the three principal choices confronted by socialism: whether to work through elections; whether to rely exclusively on the working class; and whether to try to reform or abolish capitalism. He brings to his analysis a number of abstract models of political and economic structure, and illustrates the issues in the context of historical events, tracing the development of socialist strategies since the mid-nineteenth century. Several of the conclusions are novel and provocative. Professor Przeworski argues that economic issues cannot justify a socialist programme, and that the workers had good reasons to struggle for the improvement of capitalism. Therefore, the project of a socialist transformation, and the fight for economic advancement, were separate historical phenomena.












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