The Contradictions of "Real Socialism": The Conductor and the Conducted

The Contradictions of "Real Socialism": The Conductor and the Conducted

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Published August 1st 2012 by Monthly Review Press (first published January 2nd 2012)
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Chris
I thought this was a really good read and made some important theoretical contributions to the political-economic analysis of Real Socialism. That it's grounded in an examination of concrete social relations at and around the point of production places it within the framework of where I think Marxism makes its strongest contributions. He also brings in the much needed humanist element of Marxist thought - that the imperatives of structuring the economy cannot be separated from the requirements o...more
Julian_vamp
Difficult to start but got a lot better towards the middle and end. Would recommend, and I'd certainly like to include it in future essays.
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