- Paperback: 280 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (Dec 26 1986)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0521336562
- ISBN-13: 978-0521336567
- Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 399 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #786,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is a study of the choices faced by socialist movements as they developed within capitalist societies. Professor Przeworski examines the three principal choices confronted by socialism: whether to work through elections; whether to rely exclusively on the working class; and whether to try to reform or abolish capitalism. He brings to his analysis a number of abstract models of political and economic structure, and illustrates the issues in the context of historical events, tracing the development of socialist strategies since the mid-nineteenth century. Several of the conclusions are novel and provocative. Professor Przeworski argues that economic issues cannot justify a socialist programme, and that the workers had good reasons to struggle for the improvement of capitalism. Therefore, the project of a socialist transformation, and the fight for economic advancement, were separate historical phenomena.
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Gramcsi and modern economics,
By Samppa Sirno (Tampere, Finland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Capitalism and Social Democracy (Paperback)
Przeworskis book is an attemp to revitalize maybe the most reliable of marxist theories: Antonio Gramcsis theory of hegemony. Even if the rest of the marxist theory is dead, there still is an hegemonic project, namely that of the right wing. That is why Przeworkis answer, to use modern economic theories to descripe the old project of the left, namely the welfare state is very important if left is to go on counter attac against neoliberalism. And Przeworski even offers alternative economic theory to present day free market thinking. The left has alternatives and you can learn from the past in building them.
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Simply, A Masterpiece,
By Moon-Joong (NY, US) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Capitalism and Social Democracy (Paperback)
If you are an absent-minded student of politics, read any of Huntington's books, and you'll like it. If you are just an ordinary student of political science, read any of text books, and you'll learn something from it. But If you think you are a serious student of social sciences, read any of Przeworski's books, and you'll be impressed with disillusionment. <Capitalism and Social Democracy> is the masterpiece among his works, increadibly smart, highly sophisticated, and provocative. Had Karl Marx read this book, he would have had no choice but to revise his famous book.
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An great book,
By Manoel Galdino - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Capitalism and Social Democracy (Hardcover)
This book bring to us a different marxism, becausePrzeworski uses neoclassical economic tools in his book. He studies the social democracy under a strategic choice of the labours' party in Europe: participate in the political game. 1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gramcsi and modern economics,
By Samppa Sirno - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Capitalism and Social Democracy (Paperback)
Przeworskis book is an attemp to revitalize maybe the most reliable of marxist theories: Antonio Gramcsis theory of hegemony. Even if the rest of the marxist theory is dead, there still is an hegemonic project, namely that of the right wing. That is why Przeworkis answer, to use modern economic theories to descripe the old project of the left, namely the welfare state is very important if left is to go on counter attac against neoliberalism. And Przeworski even offers alternative economic theory to present day free market thinking. The left has alternatives and you can learn from the past in building them.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply, A Masterpiece,
By Moon-Joong - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Capitalism and Social Democracy (Paperback)
If you are an absent-minded student of politics, read any of Huntington's books, and you'll like it. If you are just an ordinary student of political science, read any of text books, and you'll learn something from it. But If you think you are a serious student of social sciences, read any of Przeworski's books, and you'll be impressed with disillusionment. <Capitalism and Social Democracy> is the masterpiece among his works, increadibly smart, highly sophisticated, and provocative. Had Karl Marx read this book, he would have had no choice but to revise his famous book.
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