Democracy and Revolution: Latin America and Socialism TodayPluto Press, 2006 - 280 pages Is socialism dead since the fall of the Soviet Union? What is the way forward for the Left? D. L. Raby argues that Cuba and above all Venezuela provide inspiration for anti-globalization and anti-capitalist movements across the world. Another world is possible, but only by winning power on a popular democratic basis. Raby argues that the future lies not in the dogmatism of the Old Left, nor in the spontaneous autonomism of Holloway or Negri. Instead, it is to be found in broad popular movements with bold leadership. Examining the success of key leaders including Hugo Chávez, Fidel Castro and the Sandinistas in Nicaragua, Raby shows that it is more necessary than ever to take power, peacefully if possible, but with the strength that comes from popular unity backed by force where necessary. In this way democratic power can be built, which may or may not be socialist depending on one's definition, but which represents the real anti-capitalist alternative for the twenty-first century. |
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... limited popular influence on the process , and in 1992 it was replaced by direct election at all levels . But it is ... limited and many delegates feel pressure to conform . This is in part due to the need for national unity in the face ...
... limited measure , more a reformist response to the Cuban revolution than a serious attempt to end latifundism . Certainly the oil boom masked the underlying problem by providing a limited ' trickle - down ' effect , but most of the ...
... limited . Equally , even where mass parties are weak , if there is little autonomous mobilisation then a potential leader , however capable , will have difficulty in generating an effective movement . This latter situation was arguably ...
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When Liberalism | 20 |
Revolutionary Reality in | 56 |
Originality and Relevance of the Cuban Revolution | 77 |
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