Contradictions between the productive forces and the relations of production and between the economic foundation and the superstructure. The fundamental contradictions of society are present in all social formations, permeate the process of development of society from beginning to end, determine the basic nature of social formations and the basic trend of development of society, and are the fundamental driving force of development of society…
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