From socialism to capitalism eight essays /
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Budapest ; New York :
Central European University Press,
2008.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- The coherence of the classical system
- Introduction
- The main line of causality
- The affinity among elements of the system
- The prototype and the national variations
- The Soviet effect
- Verification
- The viability of the classical system
- The inner contradictions of reform socialism
- Introduction
- Transformation without a strategy
- The evolution of a private sector
- The persistence of bureaucracy
- Alternative forms of social organization
- The weakness of "third forms"
- Normative implications
- Market socialism? Socialist market economy?
- Introduction
- Interpretation of the term "market"
- Interpretation 1: Marx's concept
- Interpretation 2: The Walrasian concept
- Interpretation 3: The Leninist concept
- Interpretation 4: The social democratic concept
- Interpretation 5: What are the current Chinese and Vietnamese interpretations of "socialism"?
- The speed of transformation
- Introduction
- Ownership reform and development of the private sector
- Macroeconomic stability
- Conclusion
- The great transformation of Central Eastern Europe: success and disappointment
- Introduction
- In the context of world history
- From the perspective of everyday life
- The tasks of the economists' profession
- What does "change of system" mean?
- Introduction
- Positive versus normative approach
- A positive approach to the change of system
- A positive approach to changing the political structure
- The reception of capitalism and democracy: a normative approach
- "Replacing the elite" and "dispensing justice": a normative approach
- Concluding remarks
- Appendix: The transformation of China
- What can countries embarking on post-socialist transformation learn from the experiences so far?
- Introduction
- Starting points
- Some lessons
- Concluding remarks
- Appendix
- The system paradigm
- Introduction
- A system paradigm, not a transformational paradigm
- A brief intellectual history
- The main attributes of the system paradigm
- Post-socialist transformation: the great challenge
- Some other puzzles
- Failures of prediction
- Appendix: On segregation of the social science
- Previous publications of the studies in this volume
- References
- Name index
- Subject index.