Political Theory

Capitalist Production The Commodity and Money. Marx began his analysis of capitalism with the commodity. Under capitalism everything, from a pin to a giant factory, and even man’s labour power, is bought and sold, taking the form of a commodity. The relations between people in society appear in the guise of relations between commodities. The … Read more

Pre-Capitalist Modes of Production. In this Article we shall deal briefly with the origin, development and collapse of the primitive-communist, slave-owning and feudal modes of production. 1. Primitive-Communal Mode of Production:- Life on earth began approximately 900 million years ago, while the first men emerged less than a million years ago. Here is how science … Read more

The Subject Matter Of Political Economy. Political economy is an interdisciplinary branch of the social sciences that focuses on the interrelationships among individuals, governments, and public policy. Political economists study how economic theories such as capitalism, socialism, and communism work in the real world. The Subject Matter Of Political Economy:- Knowledge of the world is … Read more

Understanding Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. I am so glad that you are interested in socialism with Chinese characteristics, as the theory is not only the guidance for China’s reform and opening up, but was created by ourselves in the course of practice. People of our generation are so lucky to have experienced in person the … Read more

The CPC Is a Group of Patriots. Once you really understand the theory of socialism with Chinese characteristics, its founder Deng Xiaoping, and his successors Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, you will naturally come to this conclusion: The Communist Party of China is a group of patriots. There is no doubt that, like Mao Zedong … Read more

Mao Zedong Was a National Hero. When will the portrait of Mao Zedong be taken down from the Tiananmen Rostrum? It will never happen! Why? First, Mao Zedong was a national hero. After 1840 the Chinese nation suffered from the disaster and humiliation of national subjugation and genocide. It was under his leadership that the … Read more

The CPC Is an Assembly of Elites in Chinese Society. If you wonder what kind of organization the Communist Party of Chine ( C.P.C ) is, you can read the Constitution of the Communist Party of China. Why does the Party still win confidence and support from the people after so many twists and turns … Read more

National Socialism, Communism, and Democracy. Any account of the political theories of the last quarter century must inevitably end with a comparison of national socialism and communism and of both with liberal democracy. For within this period these three have been the rivals for men’s loyalty and each has exacted from its followers miracles of … Read more

Totalitarianism. Both Italian fascism and German national socialism were intrinsically efforts to submerge all differences of class and group in the single purpose of imperialist aggrandizement. The myths which constituted their philosophy were designed to further that purpose. Hence the practical outcome of both, however justified, was the totalitarian internal organization of the state. For … Read more

Lebensraum. The national socialist theory of territory or space, like the theory of race, was put together from ideas that had been current in Europe for a century. Fundamentally it was merely an enlargement or plans for a powerful German state in Central and Eastern Europe, which should expand as far as its military powers … Read more