ENGINEERS OF THE TRANSITION (INTERVENTIONIST TEMPTATIONS IN EASTERN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC THOUGHT)

The paper focuses on current developments in the history of economic thought in Eastern Europe. In contrast to the conventional interpretation positing a neoliberal breakthrough in postcommunist economics, the author emphasizes the old-new interventionist (constructivist) elements of Eastern Europea...

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Published in:	Acta oeconomica Vol. 44; no. 1/2; pp. 37 - 52
Main Author:	KOVÁCS, J. M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Akadémiai Kiadó 01-01-1992
Subjects:	Capitalism Communism Eastern Europe Economic change Economic liberalism Economic policy Economic reform Economic thought Economic transitions Liberalism Market economics Market economies Socialism Transitional economies
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Summary:	The paper focuses on current developments in the history of economic thought in Eastern Europe. In contrast to the conventional interpretation positing a neoliberal breakthrough in postcommunist economics, the author emphasizes the old-new interventionist (constructivist) elements of Eastern European economic thinking. In the first part of the paper, he draws parallels between the scholarly and sociological positions of the former reformers and the present "transformers". In the second part, he provides samples of the transformers' arguments for the "engineering" of the transformation processes by the new governments.
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ISSN:	0001-6373 1588-2659