Ivan Berend uses a vast range of sources, as well as his own personal experience, to analyze the fortunes of the postwar socialist regimes in Eastern Europe. His comparative approach stretches beyond the confines of economic history to produce a work of political economy, encompassing the cultural and personal forces that have influenced the development of the "Eastern Bloc" countries over the past fifty years. The book is distinguished by its unique combination of time, region and topic, and is a major contribution to the economic history of the twentieth century.
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"Central and Eastern Europe, 1944-1993 offers an intelligent and balanced analysis of the state socialist experiment." H-Net Reviews
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Drawing on his first-hand experience, Ivan Berend distils a huge array of material on the economies of the 'Eastern Bloc' countries during a period of revolutionary change. This is a major contribution to the economic history of the twentieth century.
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This review is from: Central and Eastern Europe, 1944-1993: Detour from the Periphery to the Periphery (Cambridge Studies in Modern Economic History) (Paperback)
The most thorough and beautifully written account of CEE history under Soviet hegemony and its aftermath that I have ever read.
A brilliant author.
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This review is from: Central and Eastern Europe, 1944-1993: Detour from the Periphery to the Periphery (Cambridge Studies in Modern Economic History) (Hardcover)
Berend's novel is a great account of the political, social, and economic changes Central and Eastern Europe went through after WWII. The book is very well organized and easy to follow, making this book read more like a story than a boring old history book.
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János Kádár, Mátyás Rákosi, Gustáv Husák, Béla Kovács, Rudé Právo, parliamentary market system, indebtedness trap, old technological regime, compulsory plan indicators, grassroots privatization, compulsory delivery system, communist seizure, state socialist regimes, state socialist countries, genuine coalition Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Soviet Union, Central Committee, World War, United States, European Community, Communist Party, Imre Nagy, New Course, Prague Spring, Eastern Europe, Cold War, Václav Havel, Warsaw Pact, West Germany, World Bank, Western Europe, West European, European Union, Radio Free Europe, United Nations, Czech Republic, Five Year Plan, East Germany, Hungarian Democratic Forum, Red Army Browse Sample Pages:
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János Kádár, Mátyás Rákosi, Gustáv Husák, Béla Kovács, Rudé Právo, parliamentary market system, indebtedness trap, old technological regime, compulsory plan indicators, grassroots privatization, compulsory delivery system, communist seizure, state socialist regimes, state socialist countries, genuine coalition Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Soviet Union, Central Committee, World War, United States, European Community, Communist Party, Imre Nagy, New Course, Prague Spring, Eastern Europe, Cold War, Václav Havel, Warsaw Pact, West Germany, World Bank, Western Europe, West European, European Union, Radio Free Europe, United Nations, Czech Republic, Five Year Plan, East Germany, Hungarian Democratic Forum, Red Army Browse Sample Pages:
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