The Aftermath of 'Real Existing Socialism' in Eastern Europe

The themes in this book concern former Soviet-type societies: 1) Is the capitalist world system willing and able to absorb these newcomers or are they condemned to 'Third-worldization'? 2) Is the neoliberal advice of simultaneous political democratization and economic liberalization a viable path? 3) Is the East Asian model of authoritarianism and governed markets a better option? 4) Can the revolution of rising expectations be harnessed into a new structure of accumulation based on class polarisations? 5) Are there lessons in Chinese market-socialism? In this topical and timely collection, these questions are answered by an interdisciplinary and international team of specialists

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Dedication to Alec Nove; H.Aage, J.Hersh & J.D.Schmidt - Tables, Figures and Charts - Preface and Acknowledgements - Notes on the Contributors - Abbreviations - Map and Selected Data - Introduction - After the Meltdown of Soviet-type Socialism: Presenting the Issues; J.Hersh & J.D.Schmidt - PART 1: REASSESSING ORDER: CHANGING CAPITALIST INSTITUTIONS AND STRUCTURES - Introduction; J.Hersh & J.D.Schmidt - The Role of the Public Sector: A Critique of Libertarianism; A.Nove - The Thirdworldization of Russia and Eastern Europe; A.G.Frank - Eastern Europe in a Developmental Perspective; L.Emmerij - PART 2: LIBERALIZATION AND THE UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF GAINS IN EASTERN EUROPE - Introduction; J.Hersh & J.D.Schmidt - The Emerging Russian Elite: Old and New; O.Kryshtanovskaya - The State and Civil Society: Priorities during the First Stage of Transition; I.Ostrovska - The Trade-Off: Problems of Accumulation and Legitimation of Emerging Capitalism; V.Franicevic - PART 3: FROM POST-COMMUNISM TO COMMAND CAPITALISM? - Introduction; J.Hersh & J.D.Schmidt - Reforms in Eastern Europe: Lessons from the East Asian Capitalist Model; R.Wade - Learning From South Korea: The Transformation of the Polish Economy; R.Lawniczak - Models of Dirigisme in East Asia: Perspectives for Eastern Europe; J.D.Schmidt PART 4: EAST ASIAN EXPERIENCES WITH MARKET SOCIALISM - Introduction; J.Hersh & J.D.Schmidt - The Role of the State in Transitional Economies: The Asian Approach and its Implications for Eastern Europe; P.B.Rana - Agrarian Structures, Property Rights and Transition to Market Economy in China and the Former Soviet Union; X.Pei & C.Gunnarsson - Economic Diversification and Growth in Rural China: An Anatomy of a 'Socialist' Success Story; P.Ronnaas - Conclusion - East Europe: Between Western Europe and East Asia. Squaring the Circle?; J.Hersh & J.D.Schmidt - Bibliography - Index