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a question by ahmet cakmak 08 August 2001 10:47 UTC |
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I have a question : Under capitalist world-system the interests of the so-called newly industrialized countries ( I mean Brasil, Argentina, Chile, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey ext.) lies in to develop high-tech industries. By " interests of the...countries" I refer especially the interests of the workers and jobbless people of these countries. Becouse they demand job, satisfactory wage, school, health service, good conditions for retirement and this depends on the share of their countries in the world technological rent. The higher this share, the higher their living standarts. This seems obvious for me. So these countries needs a national campaign for technological leapforward and taxation. They need a political party which struggle for these goals. On the other hand, most of these countries has so-called electoral democrasies. Every four year political parties promise that "it is we which can gives you what you want" and electorate gives their votes to the party which they believe the best one to satisfy their demands. There is no party which makes the national technology and taxation campaign its first priority and there is no such a demand from the electorate. This is the point my question arises: How can we interpret this situation in terms of the theories of class struggle ? If my information is correct, the classes struggle for their interests and the interests of the people of the countries I refer above lies in the national campaign for high technology and taxation. The implicit message of this for the rich people: you will invest the sectors government determine. If you do this,the government supports you. If you do not, you will pay the taxes you must pay. You will bring the monies you put foreign banks. In other words a political strategy which aims to direct the savings to high-tech investments. Why is there no classes support this ? Why workers and jobless people has no demand like this ? ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie
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