The Roots of Participatory Democracy Democratic Communists in South

This book compares the Communist parties of India and South Africa in their pursuits of socialist democracy. Williams looks at their organizational characteristics, party history, and their competing tendencies, as well as how they have pushed forward the

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The Roots of Participatory Democracy

THE ROOTS OF PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY

Copyright © Michelle Williams, 2008. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

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