Has Socialism Failed?
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"Has Socialism Failed?" is a 1989 political essay by South African communist leader Joe Slovo that critically reassesses the failures and prospects of socialism in the late 20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Has Socialism Failed? canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pamphlet
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political essay ⓘ |
| aim |
to defend the viability of socialism with reforms
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to reassess the failures and prospects of socialism ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | South African Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Joe Slovo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Joe Slovo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulationForm | pamphlet ⓘ |
| context |
decline of the Soviet Union
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end of the Cold War ⓘ late 20th-century crisis of socialism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
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political literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorPoliticalRole |
Joe Slovo was General Secretary of the South African Communist Party
NERFINISHED
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Joe Slovo was a leader in the anti-apartheid struggle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
South African Communist Party strategy discussions
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debates within the South African left ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Leninist theory
NERFINISHED
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Marxist theory ⓘ crisis in Eastern European socialist states ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Leninism
NERFINISHED
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Soviet-style socialism ⓘ Stalinism NERFINISHED ⓘ bureaucracy in socialist states ⓘ communism ⓘ crisis of socialism ⓘ economic planning ⓘ future of socialism ⓘ political reform in socialist countries ⓘ socialism ⓘ socialist democracy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of socialism combined with critique of its historical forms
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self-critical assessment of socialist practice ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Marxist-Leninist
NERFINISHED
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communist ⓘ |
| positionOnDemocracy | advocates greater democracy within socialism ⓘ |
| positionOnSocialism |
argues that socialism has not failed as an idea
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argues that specific historical models of socialism have failed ⓘ |
| positionOnSovietModel |
criticizes bureaucratic centralism
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criticizes lack of political freedoms ⓘ |
| positionOnStalinism | criticizes Stalinist distortions of socialism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | South African Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
members of the South African Communist Party
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scholars of socialism ⓘ socialist and communist activists ⓘ |
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