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...

The future of the more western transition economies (TEs) is usually directly linked to the eastward enlargement of the European Union (EU) for two reasons. First, accession is supposed to spur on growth of the TEs, enabling them to catch up with the more developed EU members. Second, once the...

[eng] Farming and Socialist Development - What is the socialist form of agricultural development ? What part does farming play in general economic development ? At present the answers to these two questions are not simple and vary according to the country in question. This variety can be seen in...