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1 online resource (200 pages) |
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Title Page; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; 1 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; 2 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 |
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3 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"?; 4 The Speed of Transformation; Introduction; Ownership Reform and Development of the Private Sector; Macroeconomic Stability; Conclusion; 5 The Great Transformation of Central Eastern Europe: Success and Disappointment; Introduction |
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In the Context of World HistoryFrom the Perspective of Everyday Life; The Tasks of the Economists' Profession; 6 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; 7 What Can Countries Embarking on Post-Socialist Transformation Learn from the Experiences So Far? |
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IntroductionStarting Points; Some Lessons; Concluding Remarks; Appendix; 8 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 the Segregation of the Social Sciences; Previous Publications of the Studies in this Volume; References; Name Index; Subject Index |
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Regime change |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224) and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Capitalism.
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Communism -- History.
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Democratization.
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Capitalism
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Communism
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Democratization
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789639776166 |
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9639776165 |
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9786155211515 |
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6155211515 |
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1283248077 |
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9781283248075 |
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9786613248077 |
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661324807X |
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1435648269 |
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9781435648265 |
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