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Working for the Collective: A Comparative Analysis of Communist Subbotniks and American Charities

Working for the Collective: A Comparative Analysis of Communist Subbotniks and American Charities

Linda-Marie Sundstrom, Suzanne Beaumaster
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522506294|ISBN10: 1522506292|EISBN13: 9781522506300
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0629-4.ch008
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Sundstrom, Linda-Marie, and Suzanne Beaumaster. "Working for the Collective: A Comparative Analysis of Communist Subbotniks and American Charities." Global Perspectives on Development Administration and Cultural Change, edited by Gbenga Emmanuel Afolayan and Akeem Ayofe Akinwale, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 173-191. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0629-4.ch008

APA

Sundstrom, L. & Beaumaster, S. (2017). Working for the Collective: A Comparative Analysis of Communist Subbotniks and American Charities. In G. Afolayan & A. Akinwale (Eds.), Global Perspectives on Development Administration and Cultural Change (pp. 173-191). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0629-4.ch008

Chicago

Sundstrom, Linda-Marie, and Suzanne Beaumaster. "Working for the Collective: A Comparative Analysis of Communist Subbotniks and American Charities." In Global Perspectives on Development Administration and Cultural Change, edited by Gbenga Emmanuel Afolayan and Akeem Ayofe Akinwale, 173-191. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0629-4.ch008

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Abstract

Karl Marx wrote that in the higher phase of Communism, society could inscribe on its banner the phrase, from each according to his ability to each according to his needs. This chapter explores the role of the government and individual in providing for the needs of the collective. It compares and contrasts the voluntary practice of the Communist Subbotnik (voluntary work on Saturdays) in the former Soviet Union, with the voluntary sector practices in the United States. The article posits that the United States, with the reputation as an individualistic, capitalist society, achieves the Marxist ideal of working for the collective through the nonprofit voluntary sector, even more than the Communist practice of Subbotnik. In the United States nonprofit sector, individuals donate time and resources to charitable organizations (each according to his ability), which in turn, provides services and resources to others (according to their needs).

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