Power and Money: Marxist Bureaucratic Theory

Author: (Belgium) Mandel
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Publishing Date: 2002-01-01
Features: The author, from a Bolshevik perspective, provides a critical summary of the history of socialism in the 20th century. The book consists of five chapters, with the earlier chapters discussing the social nature and historical origins of the former Soviet society. Chapter Four examines the growth of bureaucracy in capitalist society, while Chapter Five presents a new defense of a society of producer autonomy. Why was a transitional society established after the October Revolution instead of a new social form that completely surpassed capitalism? Why has organized movement inevitably shown signs of bureaucracy to date? Why does Marxism not equate to utopia or to the "road to serfdom"? In the aftermath of the dramatic changes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, does socialism still hold a future? These are some of the key themes that run throughout the book.