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How capitalism developed in Taiwan and South Korea any parallels with China today? Part One
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- Published: Monday, 19 September 2011 16:29
- Written by Luca Lombardi
The crisis that has shaken the world
economy since 2008 has pushed bourgeois ideologists to desperately seek a
solution. They are looking for alternative ways of running their
system, seeking to square the circle and maintain capitalism without its
inevitable contradictions. As Asia, and China in particular, is doing
so well, there is a burgeoning literature about the Chinese model, just
as in the past there was so much made of the “Japanese miracle”. In Part
One of this article Luca Lombardi looks at the experience of Taiwan.
Another day, another crisis
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- Published: Thursday, 25 August 2011 00:52
- Written by Rob Sewell
Events are moving at lightening speed.
Stock markets are in freefall around the world. Some days bring
temporary relief only to be followed by greater convulsions. The whole
situation is reminiscent of 2008, or more correctly the 1930s
After the fall of Tripoli: The way forward for the Libyan Revolution
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- Published: Monday, 22 August 2011 23:40
- Written by Alan Woods
The end came suddenly and without warning. In the moment of truth the Gaddafi regime fell like a house of cards.
Last night the streets of Tripoli were filled with wild rejoicing as rebel forces occupied Green Square in Tripoli. Libyan rebels waved opposition flags and fired shots into the air in jubilation after reaching the central square of the capital in the early hours of Monday. Until now the vast square was reserved for carefully orchestrated rallies praising Moammar Gaddafi. Now it erupted in celebration after rebel troops pushed into the centre of the Libyan capital.
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The riots in Britain: a warning to the bourgeoisie
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- Published: Wednesday, 10 August 2011 00:43
- Written by Alan Woods
The riots in Britain are only a symptom
of a general crisis of capitalism. The Marxists will not join with the
bourgeoisie and its agents in their hypocritical chorus of
denunciation. Our duty is to find a road to the youth, to help them to
find the right road – the revolutionary road, the road to the socialist
reconstruction of society.
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