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Re: AUT: State capitalism?

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Al Szymanski (sp?) Is the Red Flag Still Flying (I think an issue of URPE
journal) supports the arguement that the USSR was socialist. I don't agree,
but might be useful to consider that argument. In Eco-socialism or
Eco-Capitalism  (Zed), a book I generally recommend, Sarkar agrees with
Syzmanski and adds other arguements.

Many thought Bahro was very useful, but I never did read it (The Alternative
in Eastern Europe). Bettelheim had 2-3 volumes Class Struggles in the USSR
(Monthly Review), and tho himself I guess a Maoist argued that a state
capitalist class emerged under Stalin (if I remember at all correctly, I read
first two many years ago). Lots of detailed info.

I think the first argument that USSR was state capitalist was
"Johnson-Forrest" (James and Dunayevskaya) tendency work -- eg State
Capitalism and World Revolution by CLR James, a facing reality pamphlet, have
no idea where it might be available.

Monty

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2>Al Szymanski (sp?) Is the Red Flag Still Flying (I think an issue of URPE journal) supports the arguement that the USSR was socialist. I don't agree, but might be useful to consider that argument. In Eco-socialism or Eco-Capitalism &nbsp;(Zed), a book I generally recommend, Sarkar agrees with Syzmanski and adds other arguements.
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<BR>Many thought Bahro was very useful, but I never did read it (The Alternative in Eastern Europe). Bettelheim had 2-3 volumes Class Struggles in the USSR (Monthly Review), and tho himself I guess a Maoist argued that a state capitalist class emerged under Stalin (if I remember at all correctly, I read first two many years ago). Lots of detailed info.
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<BR>I think the first argument that USSR was state capitalist was "Johnson-Forrest" (James and Dunayevskaya) tendency work -- eg State Capitalism and World Revolution by CLR James, a facing reality pamphlet, have no idea where it might be available.
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