From Marx to the Market
Socialism in Search of an Economic System
Wlodzimierz Brus author Kazimierz Laski author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:11th Apr '91
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BL With a new preface by the authors This is an important work of original scholarship by two of the most distinguished East European economists now working in the West. The authors, both of whom were involved in the Planning Office of the Polish economy in the 1950s and 1960s, present here the results of their efforts to develop theoretically a system of economic management which could in practice avoid the worst excesses of both market capitalism and central planning. The conclusions derived from this analysis are shown to open up a new dimension to the `socialism versus capitalism' controversy which has dominated much of the world throughout the twentieth century and which is especially significant as the countries of East and Central Europe re-structure their economies.
'the enormous experience of the authors and the intellectual quality of their analysis make it a book which deserves to last' William Outhwaite, University of Sussex, Political Studies, Volume XXXIX Number 1 March 1991
'The analysis presented in the book is highly penetrating. It remains of immediate practical relevance despite the acceleration in the pace of systematic change in Eastern Europe over the last year.' Antoni Chawluk, University of St. Andrews, Scottish Journal of Political Economy
`This book is a welcome addition to the literature on Eastern European economies in particular, and the notion of an "economically feasible socialism" in general. It is well written and concise, with just enough background information on the history of economic development in Eastern Europe to prepare the reader for the authors' new contributions.' The Polish Review
ISBN: 9780198283997
Dimensions: 233mm x 156mm x 11mm
Weight: 335g
184 pages