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LEADER: 03328cam a2200301 a 4500
001 2008001200
003 DLC
005 20090828100452.0
008 080117s2008 hu a b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008001200
020 $a9789639776166 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a9639776165 (cloth : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn191090263
035 $a(OCoLC)191090263$z(OCoLC)182563636
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050 00 $aHB501$b.K584 2008
082 00 $a320.9171/7$222
100 1 $aKornai, János.
245 10 $aFrom socialism to capitalism :$beight essays /$cJános Kornai.
260 $aBudapest ;$aNew York :$bCentral European University Press,$c2008.
300 $axvi, 240 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-224) and indexes.
505 0 $aPreface -- 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.
650 0 $aCapitalism.
650 0 $aCommunism$xHistory.
650 0 $aDemocratization.
653 $aRegime change.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip088/2008001200.html