At 06:55 PM 5/2/98 -0700, Michael Perelman wrote:
>Suppose that you were an impoverished refugee who wanted to learn the
>weakness of capitalism so that social movements could best understand how
>to create socialism. You would want to learn the weak spots of
>capitalism, so that the masses could perform political jujitsu.
>
>This, I understand to be Marx's objective. How would you/he go about this
>task today?
By studying complex organizations. They are the key how capitalists (take
note of my emphasis on people not abstract ideas) maintain their grip on
society. A good point to start is the book titled _Complex Organizations A
Critical Essay_ by Charles Perrow.
regards
Wojtek Sokolowski
