The Road to a Free Economy by Jainos Kornai

The Road to a Free Economy by Jainos Kornai

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Focusing on the example of Hungary, this text examines the problems faced today by all Eastern European economies, in the light of the rapidly changing political situation. The author criticizes the practice of state ownership, calling instead for the liberalization of the private sector.

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The Road to a Free Economy by Jainos Kornai

The socialist world of Eastern Europe is undergoing its second revolution of the 20th century, moving away from a centralized government to one which is more democratic. One of the central questions of this transition is how economic mechanisms may be used to help effect the change.
Kornai, Janos: - Jü¾Œ–”¼nos Kornai is Permanent Fellow, Emeritus, at Collegium Budapest Institute for Advanced Study, Allie S. Freed Professor of Economics Emeritus at Harvard University, and Distinguished Research Professor at Central European University. He is the author of many other books, including Contradictions and Dilemmas: Studies on the Socialist Economy and Society (1986) and Highway and Byways: Studies on Reform and Postcommunist Transition (1994), both published by The MIT Press.
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ISBN 13 9780393306910
ISBN 10 0393306917
Title The Road to a Free Economy
Author Jainos Kornai
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Year published 1991-06-20
Number of pages 224
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