The current global crisis has provided humanity with an opportunity to rethink development models and search for people-centered alternatives to the present domineering profit-driven model. Rescue measures and stimulus packages could solve immediate economic-financial problems, but cannot save this inhuman model from a recurrence of crisis in the medium and long term. Rethinking Development Models –
3. Reflections on a socialist-oriented market economy
In the period of transition, we do not have full-fledged socialism as yet; capitalist and socialist elements are coexisting intertwiningly, complementing each other while competing and struggling with each other in all aspects of social life, including people’s thinking and perception. The process of building socialism is one of ceaseless development, expansion and consolidation of socialist elements to ensure them of an increasingly dominant role in social life. This is a clearly oriented and long-term process of struggle that may last hundreds of years, and necessitates the continuity and consistency of policies for the attainment of the objectives of socialism. This represents an enormous undertaking that requires the support and active participation of broad strata of the population, under the creative leadership of a political force endowed with sufficient capacity, wisdom, willpower, and absolute loyalty to the socialist ideals. The path leading to socialism is still laden with tremendous difficulties and challenges, especially at a time when capitalism is monopolizing the main resources and influencing the world situation. But only socialism can ensure humanity of a better future. A society with ideals is necessary and possible, and is certainly better than one without ideals and influenced by ambitions. As Rosa Luxemburg once said, our final choice is “between socialism and barbarism”./. |
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