Why did the Socialist System Collapse in Central and Eastern European Countries?
In the book the author discusses the reasons for the collapse of the socialist system in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. He analyses the roles of economic and political factors and of the USSR. He concludes that the lack of legitimacy of the communist
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1948-70
Why did the Socialist System Collapse in Central and Eastern Europe? The Case of Poland, the former Czechoslovakia and Hungary
Jan Adam
Professor Emeritus of Economics The University ofea/gary A/berta, Canada
palgrave macmillan
First published in Great Britain I 995 by
MACMILLAN PRESS LTD
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG2 I 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1-349-24241-2 ISBN 978-1-349-24239-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-24239-9 First published in the United States of America I 995 by
ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, INC., Scholarly and Reference Division, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010
ISBN 978-0-312-12879-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Adam, Jan, 1920Why did the socialist system collapse in Central and Eastern Europe? : the case of Poland, the former Czechoslovakia and Hungary I Jan Adam. p. em. ) and index. Includes bibliographical references (p. ISBN 978-0-312-12879-1 (cloth) I. Socialism-Europe, Eastern-Case Studies. 2. Socialism-Poland. 3. Poland-Economic policy. 4. Socialism-Czechoslovakia. 5. Czechoslovakia-Economic policy-1945-1992. 6. Socialism-Hungary. 7. Hungary-Economic policy. I. Title. HX240.7.A6A33 1995 95-34283 335.43'0943-dc20 CIP ©Jan Adam 1995 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1995 978-0-333-57325-9 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written pern1ission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the tern1s of any licence pern1itting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London WI P 9HE. This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal pmsecution and civil claims for damages. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 04 03 02 OJ 00 99 98
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Contents viii
List of Tables List of Abbreviations
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Acknowledgements
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Preface
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PART I INTRODUCTION Thoughts on the Causes of the Collapse of the Socialist System
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PART II THE TRADITIONAL SYSTEM AND THE COLLAPSE 2 3 4 5 6
The Traditional Economic Mechanism Economic Pol
