An analysis is made of the Soviet Scientific view of the Scientific-Technological Revolution (STR) in the light of the Marxist-Leninist thesis of a qualitative difference between the socialist and capitalist systems. The argumentation concerns three theses. 1. Socialism alone can use STR for the welfare of humanity. 2. Only socialism can give man the possibility of creative work. 3. STR within capitalism shows more clearly the antagonistic contradictions inherent in capitalism.
A comparison is also made of how the respective system is regarded as regards structural shortage of manpower/unemployment, the changing socio-economic structure of society, migration of labour between countries.
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