The conceptions of social-economic reconstruction in the so-called „third world" countries

The so-called „third world" as a consequence of decolonisation experienced many changes. Ideological changes followed the new political and economic situation. Both in African and Asian countries the interference of socialist and capitalist influence is clearly evident. State intervention into the economic life, for the solution of both infrastructure and capital concentration problems, is necessary to rebuild the hitherto underdeveloped economy as well as for the expansion of the country's own industry. This may give the impression that these changes are of a socialist character. The quasi-socialist ideas are actually — irrespective of their authors' intention — an attempt to introduce the country's own line of development based on the rudiments of an old primitive community. In various countries these processes run differently, and in effect are different ideologies. Tunesian Bourgiba and his Neo-Destour Party claim an „authentic" socialism based on the ideas of co-operation. In Algeria, Egypt or Syria, although variously expressed, so-called „Islam" socialism recalls the conceptions of Winstanley dating from the Cromwell Revolution (however in modern version). The Birman Ne Win ideas, and others like them, originate from the decisively agricultural structure of countries recently exploited by foreign capital and likewise by local merchant and credit capital. Various actions against these foirms of capital hide the real trend of the country's development. Predominance of capitalistic or socialistic ideas, on a world scale, will ultimately decide the line of development which -the countries of the „third world" will choose.Digitalizacja i deponowanie archiwalnych zeszytów RPEiS sfinansowane przez MNiSW w ramach realizacji umowy nr 541/P-DUN/201