04121nam 2200637 a 450 991045194310332120200520144314.0978-615-5211-51-5978-6-15521-151-59786155211515615-5211-51-51-283-24807-797866132480771-4356-4826-9(CKB)1000000000481922(SSID)ssj0000159018(PQKBManifestationID)11161334(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000159018(PQKBWorkID)10150200(PQKB)10108033(MiAaPQ)EBC3137265(OCoLC)232568858(MdBmJHUP)muse25961(Au-PeEL)EBL3137265(CaPaEBR)ebr10235091(OCoLC)939263404(EXLCZ)99100000000048192220080117d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFrom socialism to capitalism[electronic resource] eight essays /János KornaiBudapest ;New York Central European University Press2008xvi, 240 p. illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph963-9776-16-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-224) and indexes.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.CapitalismCommunismHistoryDemocratizationElectronic books.Capitalism.CommunismHistory.Democratization.320.9171/7Kornai János374672MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451943103321From socialism to capitalism2453662UNINA