Against the theory of State Capitalism
Date: Friday, January 09 @ 03:35:55 CST
Topic: Socialism & Marxism
Ted Grant's 1949 article opposing the idea that the Stalinist USSR and Eastern European regimes were a form of capitalism - "state capitalism" - is still the best read on the question. Groups like the Socialist Alternative and the International Socialist Organisation hold the state capitalist theory as the center piece of their ideas.
This article is aimed at Tony Cliff who re-raised the state capitalism theory after the war (Trotsky had slammed the idea in the 1930s when argued by some US socialists). Cliff went on to found the SWP/ISO tendency (from which Socialist Alternative comes too).
Ted Grant was a leading figure in the CWI until he split with us in 1991 insisting on staying in the Labor Parties of the world well after their use by date in terms of active involvement by workers and youth. The web site 'In defence of Marxism' is run by his supporters today.
Click here to read Ted Grant's article
In defence of Marxism web site, click here
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