From socialism to capitalism : eight essays / / Janos Kornai.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Kornai, Janos.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xvi, 240 p. :; ill.

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.