Milovan — Djilas Nova Klasa.pdf

: This new class derives its power not from private wealth, but from a total monopoly over the administration of nationalized property. Collective Ownership

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This is a profound revision. Orthodox Marxism held that class disappears when private ownership of productive forces is abolished. Djilas counters that . The state, under communism, becomes the sole proprietor. Those who administer the state—the party officials, directors, secret police, and military commanders—thus wield ownership power collectively. Hence, “the new class appropriates the national income not through direct ownership but through the monopoly of administration” (Djilas, 1957, p. 45). Milovan Djilas Nova Klasa.pdf