MARXIST THEORIES, SOCIALIST POLICIES, AND AFRICAN REALITIES

In: Problems of communism, Band 25, Heft 5, S. 44-53

Abstract

DESPITE THE CONSIDERABLE INTELLECTUAL BASES FOR AFRICAN ATTRACTION TO MARXISM THERE ARE IMPORTANT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS THAT MAKE AFRICA INHOSPITABLE TO MARXISM. THE 1980'S ARE LIKELY TO REVEAL MORE FULLY THE BASIC TENSIONS BETWEEN CULTURAL MYTHS AND STRUCTURAL REALITIES IN AN AFRICA CAUGHT UP IN THE UNCERTAINTY OF CHANGE. THIS ARTICLE BASED ON BOOKS BY SEVERAL EXPERTS.