To understand the dramatic collapse of the socialist order and the current turmoil in the formerly communist world, this comprehensive work examines the most important common properties of all socialist societies. JNBnos Kornai brings a life-long study of the problems of the socialist system to...

Part 1: Microeconomic Environment -- Chapter 1: The Roles and Responsibilities of Local Government -- Chapter 2: Finance, Taxation and Government Behavior -- Chapter 3: Government Investment, Financing and Debt -- Chapter 4: Government and Industrialization -- Part 2: Macroeconomic Consequences...

After a precipitate reunification (1975), the Hanoi leadership imposed upon the South the Stalinist-Maoist strategy of economic development which had been until then applied in the North. This "Norther–nization" resulted in an economic crisis for the whole country during the last years of the...

1. Genesis of a pivotal decade; Honghua Men and Steve Tsang -- 2. Consolidating political and governance strength; Steve Tsang -- 3. Enhancing credibility and transparency through judicial reforms; Lifeng Wang -- 4. The logic and limits of the Party's social management approach in maintaining...