Why did the Socialist System Collapse in Central and Eastern European Countries?
The Case of Poland, the former Czechoslovakia and Hungary
Published on 1. January 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 244 pages
978-1-349-24241-2 (ISBN)
Description
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 regime, the disintegration of the Communist Party and its ideology were at least as important reasons as increasing lag behind the West in technology and the declining standard of living.
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Edition
1st ed. 1995
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XIII, 244 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
331 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-24241-2 (9781349242412)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-24239-9
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Jan Adam
Why Did the Socialist System Collapse in Central and East European Countries?
The Case of Poland, the Former Czechoslovakia and Hungary
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01/1996
Palgrave MacMillan
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Jan Adam
Why did the Socialist System Collapse in Central and Eastern European Countries?
The Case of Poland, the former Czechoslovakia and Hungary
Book
10/1995
Palgrave Macmillan
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Content
List of Tables - List of Abbreviations - Preface - Acknowledgements - PART 1: INTRODUCTION -Thoughts on the Causes of the Collapse of the Socialist System - PART 2: TRADITIONAL SYSTEM AND THE COLLAPSE - Traditional Economic Mechanism - Economic Policy -Labour-Management Relations and Incentives - Foreign Economic Relations - Political and Ideological Factors - PART 3: ECONOMIC REFORMS AND THE COLLAPSE - Economic Reforms -Development of the Economies - Ownership Relations - The Soviet Factor - CONCLUSIONS -Bibliography - Index