Stalinism as an Ideology of State Capitalism

Its Marxist rhetoric notwithstanding, the Stalinist counterrevolution reflects social relations typical of the imposition of state ownership over capital. The illusions of capitalism -- fetishism of commodity, money, & capital -- are joined to the fetishism of the state. That in turn leads to th...

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Published in:Revista mexicana de sociología 1981-07, Vol.43 (3), p.1025-1053
Main Authors: Bettelheim, Charles, Chavance, Bernard
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Capitalism/Capitalist/Capitalistic
Ideology/Ideologies/Ideological
Stalin, J./Stalinism
State/States
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Summary:Its Marxist rhetoric notwithstanding, the Stalinist counterrevolution reflects social relations typical of the imposition of state ownership over capital. The illusions of capitalism -- fetishism of commodity, money, & capital -- are joined to the fetishism of the state. That in turn leads to the illusion that the state is indispensable to the unification of society & that it is the capital it manages that generates social development. S. Karganovic.
ISSN:0188-2503