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From socialism to capitalism, eight essays, János Kornai

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224) and indexes

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From socialism to capitalism

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János Kornai

eight essays

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