Democracy and Revolution: Latin America and Socialism TodayPluto Press, 20 juil. 2006 - 280 pages Is socialism dead since the fall of the Soviet Union? What is the way forward for the Left? Raby argues that Cuba and above all Venezuela provide inspiration for anti-globalisation and anti-capitalist movements across the world. Another World Is Possible, but only through an effective political strategy to win power on a popular and democratic basis. Raby argues passionately that the way forward for progressives is not the dogmatic formulae of the Old Left, nor in the spontaneous autonomism of John Holloway or Tony Negri. Instead, it is to be found in new, broad and flexible popular movements with bold and determined leadership. Examining the relationship of key leaders to their people, including Hugo Chávez and the Sandinistas in Nicaragua, Raby shows that it is more necessary than ever to take power, peacefully where possible, but in all cases with the strength that comes from popular unity backed by force where necessary. In this way it is possible to build democratic power, which may or may not be socialist depending on one’s definition, but which represent the real anti-capitalist alternative for the twenty-first century. |
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... establishment of representative and responsible government ( in other words , liberalism ) , its authors were wary of ' the turbulence and follies of democracy ' : in the words of Argentine political scientist José Nun , ' This ...
... establishment of representative and responsible government ( in other words , liberalism ) , its authors were wary of ' the turbulence and follies of democracy ' : in the words of Argentine political scientist José Nun , ' This ...
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... establishment circles . But since the neo - liberal revolution of the 1980s and ' 90s such critics have been pushed to the margins : establishment discourse , whether in the media or in academia , assumes that democracy is summed up in ...
... establishment circles . But since the neo - liberal revolution of the 1980s and ' 90s such critics have been pushed to the margins : establishment discourse , whether in the media or in academia , assumes that democracy is summed up in ...
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... establishment united around the populist candidacy of the former beauty queen Irene Sáez , who held a clear lead in the opinion polls in the early months of 1998. But by July 1998 Chávez was rapidly rising in the polls , and Sáez made ...
... establishment united around the populist candidacy of the former beauty queen Irene Sáez , who held a clear lead in the opinion polls in the early months of 1998. But by July 1998 Chávez was rapidly rising in the polls , and Sáez made ...
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When Liberalism | 20 |
Revolutionary Reality in | 56 |
Originality and Relevance of the Cuban Revolution | 77 |
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