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Recession and Its Consequences (Discussion)
“In September, when he was touring Australia, Ernest Mandel was invited to join a radio programme in which, through a link-up with London, he and Bill Warren discussed the impending world recession: its immediate and long-run effects, and its consequences for the working class. Naturally, in a . . .” read more
Imperialism and Capitalist Industrialization
“Current Marxist views of the relationship of imperialism to the non-socialist underdeveloped countries are that the prospects of independent economic development or independent industrialization in such countries are nil or negligible (unless they take a socialist option); and that the characteristics of backwardness, underdevelopment and dependence which prevent . . .” read more
Capitalist Planning and the State
“Formalized medium or long-term economic planning has by now been attempted by nearly all the principal industrialized capitalist countries, including the United States—which with the sweeping wage and price controls introduced by Nixon in late 1971 has belatedly joined the ranks of the other capitalist powers in this . . .” read more
The Internationalization of Capital and the Nation State: a Comment
“The central thesis of Robin Murray’s essay in nlr 67 is to the effect that the postwar ‘internationalization of capital’ has tended to weaken the (capitalist) nation State. His argument may be summarized as follows. Since the Second World War there has developed an increasing territorial divergence . . .” read more
'The British Road to Socialism'
“For some time now, the present writer has increasingly felt that the Communist Party’s strategy for achieving socialism in Britain, as embodied in its programme, The British Road To Socialism, is characterized by grave theoretical ambiguities and unresearched but crucial formulations. What follows is an attempt to articulate . . .” read more