Struggle and Hope [Paperback]

Janos Kornai (Author), Jnos Kornai (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1999 | ISBN-10: 1840641401 | ISBN-13: 978-1840641400

Presents an economic analysis of stabilization and reform in Eastern Europe, combined with a plea for individual rights and solidarity. The author focuses on two main issues: the problems of stabilization and adjustment (painful, but necessary); and reform of the "premature welfare state".

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Review

'. . . he [the author] presents an interesting and original analysis of the transition to a post-socialist economy. . . . The book presents an illuminating analysis of the macroeconomic and social policy options in the process of change from a centrally planned, socialist economy to one based on the market and private enterprise.' -- Dharam Ghai, International Labour Review

Those of us who have admired the courage and good sense of Janos Kornai for many years will greet this compilation of his 1994-996 articles and interviews with warm anticipation. Chapters 5 and 6 offer us the best account I have seen of the "gradualist" road to reform and system change in Hungary. -- Martin C. Spechler, Comparative Economic Studies

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Studies in Comparative Economic Systems series

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840641401
• ISBN-13: 978-1840641400
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,793,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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