National Democratic Revolution

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The National Democratic Revolution (NDR) is a process through which the National Democratic Society (NDS) is achieved. The NDS is a society where people are on average intellectually, socially, economically and politically empowered. The drivers of the NDR are also called the motive forces and are defined as the elements within society that gain from the success of the NDR. Using contour plots or concentric circles the centre, as is the case in the field of optimization, represents the elements in society that gain the most out of the success of the NDR. Moving away from the centre results in the reduction of the gains that those elements derive from the success of the NDR. It is generally believed that the force that occupies the centre of those concentric circles in countries with low unemployment is the working class while in countries with higher levels of unemployment is the unemployed. Some of the many theoreticians that have written about the NDR include Joe Slovo and Joel Netshitenzhe.

References:

1. J. Slovo. The South African Working Class and the National Democratic Revolution

2. J. Netshitenzhe. Understanding the tasks of the moment Umrabulo Vol. 25.

3. T. Marwala. The anatomy of capital and the national democratic revolution Umrabulo Vol. 29.