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Gorbachev's Critique and Vision of Soviet Socialism
Dowlah, Abu F.; Elliott, John E. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 18 (1991) 5/6/7, pp. 139-174
Gorbachev′s vision of democratic, decentralised and market‐oriented socialism has generated diverse and controversial … perceptions in the Soviet Union. Gorbachev′s claim that the USSR is not retreating from socialism but advancing towards it, having …
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Market Socialism versus Workers′ Capitalism
Stradling, Aidan - In: European Business Review 89 (1989) 3
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 Fifteen per cent of the population lives below the poverty line and 40 per cent of industry is obsolete.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...
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The theory of the cheating of the masses in modern times: the institutional roots of social immorality under capitalism, socialism‐communism and fascism
Rugina, Anghel N. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 27 (2000) 5/6, pp. 603-646
. Posits that in this study the theory of cheating the masses under capitalism and socialism‐communism, is valid ipso facto …
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The collapse of the Soviet economy and the triumph of capitalism
Nitsch, Thomas O. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 28 (2001) 5/6/7, pp. 439-455
The title is intentionally facetious, rhetorical and to be taken cum grano salis. For certain ones prone to confusing fact with fancy, the events in the USSR of 1989 and the appearance of John Paul II’s Centesimus Annus on the heels thereof respectively sounded the death‐knell for Marx’s...
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Human development and economic systems: a unitary approach
Sun, Li‐teh; O’Brien, John C.; Jiang, Qi - In: International Journal of Social Economics 28 (2001) 5/6/7, pp. 526-561
necessarily mean the end of socialism. In fact both capitalism and socialism are beneficial for a unitary human development, which … consists of both material and spiritual development. Capitalism, with its emphasis on self‐interest and individual freedom, has … been crucial to material development. But socialism, with its preference for other‐interest and collective necessity, is …
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Islamic economics: still in search of an identity
Cassim Mahomedy, Abdulkader - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 6, pp. 556-578
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critique the philosophical underpinnings of the growing field of Islamic economics. Design/methodology/approach – A critical and comparative review of Islamic economics texts written by key proponents during the last eight decades is undertaken. The...
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An Essay on the Alleged Death of Socialism
McCormick, Ken - In: International Journal of Social Economics 17 (1990) 11, pp. 36-41
meant by “revolution” and “socialism”. As with “capitalism” they should not be confused with the essence. The collapse of …
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The Value‐based Islamic Economic System and Other Optimal Economic Systems: A Critical Comparative Analysis
Reilly, Bernard J.; Zangeneh, Hamid - In: International Journal of Social Economics 17 (1990) 11, pp. 21-35
It is noted that the optimal systems of radical free enterprise and radical socialism are extremes of intellectualising …
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On Some Aspects of the Soviet‐type Development
Raiklin, Ernest - In: International Journal of Social Economics 19 (1992) 6, pp. 42-54
capitalism or socialism or communism”: as long as the yardstick for the comparison remains capitalism of laissez‐faire ; and as … in reality: a variety of capitalism that, having fulfilled the “archaic” act of industrialization, is moving into its …
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A Comparison of Privatization in Capitalist and Socialist Countries
Cameron, Colleen W. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 19 (1992) 6, pp. 55-60
Reports intensive country studies conducted for a sample of ten countries – five historically socially planned and five predominantly market economies – for comparative analyses of socioeconomic‐political characteristics prior to privatization. Purpose was to discern if there were any...
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