International Monopoly Capitalism Era: The Latest Developments in the World Economy and Politics

Author: Liu Guoping / Fan Xinyu (editors)
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Bourgeoisie can only survive by constantly revolutionizing the means of production, thereby changing the production relations, and consequently all social relations. Conversely, preserving the old mode of production intact is the primary condition for the survival of all past industrial classes. The continuous transformation of production and the constant upheaval of all social relations, characterized by perpetual instability and change, distinguish the bourgeois era from all previous eras. All fixed, ancient relationships, as well as the revered notions and perspectives associated with them, are eliminated. New relationships fail to take root before they become outdated. Everything solid dissipates, and everything sacred is profaned. People are finally compelled to view their life situations and mutual relationships with a detached perspective.