The first section identifies class struggle as the primary dynamic in history, the modern world being a stage for dramatic confrontation between the ruling bourgeoisie (the capitalists) and the proletariat (working class). ... His analysis of capitalist economy and his theories of materialism and class struggle have become the foundation of modern socialist doctrine. ... It rapidly realigned political boundaries all over the world, and the foundation still resonates to this day. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The classic socialist ideology of Robert Owen and Karl Marx, that had stood the Labour Party in good stead since its foundation was being re-forged and honed, the post war political scene was evolving into something entirely different to what had gone before. ...

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Communism at this point in time was in its baby stage, just waiting to take off and walk all alone in a world that was already full of chaos and confusion. ... The "Young Hegelians- helped convert Engels into a militant atheist after directing their first assault against the foundation of Christianity. ...

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• Has Bibliography
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China has been a remarkably successful economy since its adaptation of market-oriented reforms in 1978. The country's real GDP growth has averaged about 9% each year from 1979 to the present (Naughton, 1995). Vietnam has also gone through a terrific economic development after the country's transitio...

• Word Count: 2154
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate