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WITHERING AWAY STATE [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Political Theories and Doctrines
OBS

After the class struggle has resulted in the victory of the proletariat and the establishment of a Socialist society ... there will be no further need for such a repressive institution as the state; theoretically the state then is expected to "wither away".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et doctrines politiques
DEF

[...] selon les marxistes, phénomène représentatif de la phase ultime de l'évolution historique, postérieur à la dictature du prolétariat.

Spanish

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