The first Marxist and Fascist economic strategies in comparative perspective

It has become traditional for commentators to characterize economic strategies as either of the ‘Left’ or the ‘Right.’ This has been particularly true in the case of Marxist and Fascist economic systems. This article reviews the history of the first Bolshevik and Fascist efforts in terms of their post-revolutionary economic policies. It considers their respective origins in revolutionary Marxism and proceeds to outline their subsequent economic undertakings. It is argued that a careful study of the logic of their respective rationales together with their subsequent economic strategies reveal a remarkable resemblance both in terms of their operational features and their intended results. How such a reality, generally unappreciated, should be dealt with in terms of present practice becomes both a classificatory as well as an intrinsically cognitive issue.