Civil Society and the Transition towards Socialism

Abstract

Research on East-Central Europe suggests that the transitions from state socialism to capitalism generated civil society. The present authors focus on the effects of a transition of the opposite variety: from capitalism towards state socialism. Both kinds of transitions are characterized by a disjuncture between enduring political economies and legitimate discourses calling for them to be changed. Marshaling qualitative and quantitative data, the authors demonstrate the existence, and assess the effects, of such a disjuncture in the case of Venezuela between circa 2000 and 2010. They examine a subset of rural civic organizations, showing that they referenced mutually-incompatible aspects of the disjointed state when developing their programs, leading them to within-class heterogeneity and occasional across-classes convergence, as is characteristic of pluralist civil society.

Quest of Transitioning towards Socialism: Concept Here-so-forth & Course That Nepal Should Command Ahead

“…Eight, all citizens from professionals to business community people should have a sense of responsibility for nation building through their deeds. Newman & Enriquez (2019) call it primary base for transition towards highest form of socialism. But the graph of selfish attitude is unchecked and trend of indulging in extraction of national treasure gets charted as center of attraction among all.…”