"Equality by Design is exemplary in its use of statistical models to adjudicate different theories of socialist stratification, and there is an elegance, parsimony, and clarity about Szelényi's analysis that is very appealing. She is among the pioneers in bringing history to the study of stratification, successfully exploiting Hungary's journey from capitalism to capitalism through socialism."—Michael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley

• 1. Designing equality in a socialist setting 2. Schooling for socialism Karen E. Aschaffenburg 3. The class structure of classless Hungary 4. Family origins, collective property, and the state: trends in intergenerational class mobility 5. Quotas and careers: trends in intragenerational class mobility Winifred R. Poster 6. Where have all the cadres gone? The fate of the old elite in Post-Communist Hungary Mariko Lin Chang 7. Farewell to a socialist experiment Appendix A: University Application Forms Appendix B: The 1983 Hungarian Social Mobility and Life History Survey Appendix C.: Mapping of the 1983 Hungarian Standard Occupational Classification System into Class Categories Appendix D: Class Mobility Tables Notes Bibliography Index.

"Equality by Design is exemplary in its use of statistical models to adjudicate different theories of socialist stratification, and there is an elegance, parsimony, and clarity about Szelényi's analysis that is very appealing. She is among the pioneers in bringing history to the study of stratification, successfully exploiting Hungary's journey from capitalism to capitalism through socialism."—Michael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley

• 1. Designing equality in a socialist setting 2. Schooling for socialism Karen E. Aschaffenburg 3. The class structure of classless Hungary 4. Family origins, collective property, and the state: trends in intergenerational class mobility 5. Quotas and careers: trends in intragenerational class mobility Winifred R. Poster 6. Where have all the cadres gone? The fate of the old elite in Post-Communist Hungary Mariko Lin Chang 7. Farewell to a socialist experiment Appendix A: University Application Forms Appendix B: The 1983 Hungarian Social Mobility and Life History Survey Appendix C.: Mapping of the 1983 Hungarian Standard Occupational Classification System into Class Categories Appendix D: Class Mobility Tables Notes Bibliography Index.

"Equality by Design is exemplary in its use of statistical models to adjudicate different theories of socialist stratification, and there is an elegance, parsimony, and clarity about Szelényi's analysis that is very appealing. She is among the pioneers in bringing history to the study of stratification, successfully exploiting Hungary's journey from capitalism to capitalism through socialism."—Michael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley

• 1. Designing equality in a socialist setting 2. Schooling for socialism Karen E. Aschaffenburg 3. The class structure of classless Hungary 4. Family origins, collective property, and the state: trends in intergenerational class mobility 5. Quotas and careers: trends in intragenerational class mobility Winifred R. Poster 6. Where have all the cadres gone? The fate of the old elite in Post-Communist Hungary Mariko Lin Chang 7. Farewell to a socialist experiment Appendix A: University Application Forms Appendix B: The 1983 Hungarian Social Mobility and Life History Survey Appendix C.: Mapping of the 1983 Hungarian Standard Occupational Classification System into Class Categories Appendix D: Class Mobility Tables Notes Bibliography Index.