1st Edition

Marxism, Socialism, And Democracy In Latin America

By Richard L. Harris Copyright 1992
    248 Pages
    by Routledge

    248 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book demonstrates the extent to which Marxist thought on the transition from capitalism to socialism provides an essential framework for understanding the successes and failures of recent and past attempts to construct democratic socialist societies in Latin America and the Caribbean.

    Introduction -- The Relevance of Early Marxist Thought on the Transition to Socialism -- The Lack of a General Theory of the Transition to Socialism -- The Transitional State: Democracy or Dictatorship or Both? -- The Stages of Transition -- The Expropriation of Capital -- The Socialization of Agriculture -- Development of the Forces of Production -- Moral Stimulation and Material Incentives -- Socialist Forms of Organization -- Ideology and Culture in the Transition -- The Emancipation of Women -- Lessons and Prospects for Socialism in Latin America

    Biography

    Harris, Richard L.