The socialist system : the political economy of communism /

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To understand the dramatic collapse of the socialist order and the current turmoil in the formerly communist world, this comprehensive work examines the most important common properties of all socialist societies. JNBnos Kornai brings a life-long study of the problems of the socialist system to his...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kornai, János
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, ©1992.
Temas:
Communism.
Collectivism.
Collectivisme.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Points of Departure
  • The Subject and Method
  • Specific Lines of Historical Development and General Features
  • Socialist Countries
  • Interpretation of the Term "Socialism"
  • Political Economy
  • Positive Analysis
  • Models
  • Evaluation
  • Antecedents and Prototypes of the System
  • Marx's Image of Socialism
  • System Prototypes
  • The System before the Socialist Revolution
  • The Revolutionary Transition toward the Classical System
  • The Anatomy of the Classical System
  • Power
  • The Party
  • The State
  • The Mass Organizations
  • Cohesive Forces
  • Internal Conflicts
  • Repression and the Totalitarian Nature of Power
  • Ideology
  • The Official Ideology
  • The Socialist System's Sense of Superiority
  • The Basic Promises
  • The Self-Legitimation and Paternalistic Nature of Power
  • Discipline, Willing Sacrifice, and Vigilance
  • Power and Ideology
  • Property
  • Explanation of the Concepts
  • Some Characteristic Property Forms before the Advent of the Socialist System
  • The State-Owned Firm
  • Other State Property Forms
  • The Cooperative
  • Private Property and Production Activity of a Private Nature
  • Capitalism, Socialism, and Property
  • Coordination Mechanisms
  • Main Types
  • Some Observations on the Main Types
  • Bureaucratic Coordination
  • Market Coordination
  • Self-Governing Coordination
  • Ethical Coordination
  • Family Coordination
  • Spontaneous and Artificial Changes
  • Planning and Direct Bureaucratic Control
  • The Precursors of Socialism on the Subject of Planning.

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