Abstract This paper studies the transformative character of tourism and travel for a small, but multi-facetted example: Kosovo is a post-socialist transformation society and a post-war country in the process of nation building, a developing country within Europe and a transnational migration...

Accounting has been described as the language of capitalism, a description which may well be valid in developed capitalist countries. But can accounting in countries with other socio‐economic systems be described in similar terms? The nature and role of accounting in a developing socialist...

For years the Communist Party in the Soviet Union has been lying about the state of the economy. Now that the truth is exposed, the real situation appears to be quite desperate. Fifteen per cent of the population lives below the poverty line and 40 per cent of industry is obsolete. Where does...

Marketing policy concerns have been receiving increasing attention from Socialist policy makers within the last two decades, often as central components of overall reform efforts. Normative frameworks underlying Socialist marketing policy, as well as its equity and efficiency components are...

The process of consumer goods planning and demand research in a centralised socialist system, that of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) is presented and analysed. The system′s degree of centralisation and performance record; and its effectiveness in meeting consumer needs are evaluated and...

Gives a brief look at the problem of consumer satisfaction in a Marxist economy. Suggests that, in such an economy, consumer satisfaction is not the ultimate aim, but rather the emphasis is on product for consumption and not needs and tastes. Questions whether reform aiming at managerial freedom...