> -That´s exactly Segrillo´s argument. He argues that the closed political
> system was quite refractory to the free information flux necessary to
> build an IT based economy, and in many instances the Soviets deliberately
> delayed the introduction of technology like personal computers. On the
> other hand, he argues the the Soviets aknowledged the necessity of tech
>upgrades
The question is why the Soviet defense related R & D did not become any important source of technology for civilian application, as it does in the US.
> -Of course, the vulnerability of USSR was dur to its dependency on oil
> exportation, that´s why my blood freezes when I see Brazilian neoliberals
> talking about a strategy of external trade based on agriculture.....
I can see now why the issue of agriculture in the WTO negotiations is important to Brazil.
> -What is the broadets orientation of this party
The CPIM's official programme bears little relationship to Indian as well as global realities and also to its own activity. It believes in two stage schema, the people's democratic revolution and the socialist one. The former stage is what defines the tasks (anti-feudal and anti-imperialist) of the party now.
>and how would it stand
> in a eventual victory of the Congress party?
The Left would support the Congress Party without actually joining the government, if the Congress Party was within a striking distance of power.
Ulhas