Accidental Occidental

Economics and Culture of Transition in Mitteleuropa, the Baltic and the Balkan Area

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

Besides providing a historical record of the long road from the economic agenda of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution to the present transition from communism, this book can be considered a staunch defense of market capitalism and liberal democracy. Any celebration of the current transition in Eastern Europe necessarily affirms the superiority of a market system over a non-market one and of a democratic system over a non-democratic one. The author does not deny the failures, shortcomings or imperfections of market economy and democracy. Nor does he take the survival of market capitalism and liberal democracy for granted. On the contrary, by highlighting the valiant and painful process of transition and attempting to understand its economics and culture, he seeks to contribute to the theoretical (academic) and practical (political) defense of Western civilization.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-01-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:204
Förlag:Central European University Press
ISBN:9786155225246

Utforska kategorier

Ekonomisk politik inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Lajos Bokros is a Member of the European Parliament, former Minister of Finance of Hungary, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Central European University, Budapest.

Recensioner i media

Lajos Bokros is a prominent academic economist and an extremely experienced practitioner of fiscal and market reforms, not only in his native Hungary but also - as an advisor - in many other transition countries. This rare combination of skills has allowed him to write a very interesting book, based on a massive knowledge and a clear analysis. I recommend it not only to the readers in the post-socialist countries but also to those in the West as his book contains important lessons about the value of free markets and the dangers of statism." - Leszek Balcerowicz, Warsaw School Economics

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword, Introduction, 1. Communism as an Economic and Societal System in the Twentieth Century, 2. Transition to Market and Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, 3. Transition for the Twenty-First Century, References, Index