The Green Book
For other uses, see Green Book (disambiguation) |
Cover of English language edition published by the Libyan government |
The Green Book (
Arabic الكتاب الأخضر) is a book written by the
Libyan leader
Muammar al-Gaddafi, first published in
1975, outlining his views on democracy and his political philosophy.
It consists of three parts:
* The Solution of the Problem of Democracy: 'The Authority of the People'
* The Solution of the Economic Problem: 'Socialism'
* The Social Basis of the Third Universal Theory
The book is controversial because it completely rejects modern conceptions of
liberal democracy and encourages the institution of a form of
direct democracy based on popular committees. Critics charge that Qaddafi uses these committees as tools of
autocratic political repression in practice.
There are several translations in English and several authorized and unauthorized editions by several publishers in several countries. An English translation is available from the Libyan government, and there are digital versions (see below) available.
A bilingual (English and Arabic) edition presented as the first volume of many was issued in London by Martin, Brian & O'Keeffe in
1976 with ISBN 0856164100.
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Full text of The Green Book at qadhafi.org
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Full text of The Green Book at mathaba.net
