Bulletin of Marxist Studies Vol. 1, No. 4, Spring 1969

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DRAFT LAW ON WORKERS* MANAGEMENT - A Document

from Czechoslovakia. First English Translation

WORKERS' STATES - PROBLEMS OF TRANSITION

by B. Biro

TOWARDS A REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST ParTY

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by Denis Francis

Vol 1. No. 4. Price 1/6a Spring 1969 NN
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THE BULLETIN OF MARXIST STUDIES Editors - Ken Tarbuck, Chris Arthur. Business Manager - Marion Tarbuck. 4., Norwood House, Peakes Road, Etchinghill, Rugeley, Staffs.

Vol. 1. No. &. CONTENTS Spring 1969 Page: 2 Editorial: The Tasks for Marxists

us 6 Workers‘ States - Problems of Transition by B. Biro " 21 Document: Draft Law on Workers' Management - Czcchoslovatia 7 25 Towards A Revolutionary Socialist Party by Lenis Francis

This Issue

The present issue is somewhat smaller than originally plained. This is because we have had several other items submitted for publication which had they all been included would have made the current number impossibly large. We have decided therefore to issue this number and bring out ancther number in a short time.

We feel that the article by B. Biro is an important event in the short life of our journal and in the British Marxist movement. For the first time in many years a serious attempt is made to grapple with the very real problems - political and methodological - that transitional societies present to the workers movement. The scope and complexity of the issues has forced us in this instance to carry over this particular article into our next issue. We hope our reader will bear with us and understand our editorial problems in this respect.

The document from Czechoslovakia needs little mention, other than to say that publication does not necessarily imply approval. We publish it as a service to our readers.

The article by Denis Francis is taken from the December issue of the Australian journal International. Although some of this article is directly relevant to Australia, the majority of it has a direct bearing on questions that face Marxists here in Britain. Without endorsing all of Comrade Francis's views, we feel that he has attempted to break out of the stereor | typed concepts of a revolutionary socialist party and have a fresh look at the question. This is an issue that follows our own concerns, and we feel that the article will be a sontribution to the present discussion going on here in Britain.

Signed articles do not necessarily represent the views of the editors.