Consistency and Viability of Socialist Economic Systems

Economic Systems And The Reforms Processes Examined In Consistency And Viability Of Socialist Economics Systems Are The Centrally Administered Socialist Economics System Of The Soviet Union, The Liberman-kosygin Reforms, The Gorbachev Reforms And Market Socialism Of Yugoslavia. In 1985, General Secretary Mikhail S. Gorbachev Led The Soviet Union Through A Series Of Revolutionary Reforms, Such As Perestroika ('restructuring') And Glasnost ('openness'). Yet Many Of These Changes Failed, Resulting In The Collapse Of Centrally Administered Socialism Throughout The Country And Most Of Eastern Europe. Consistency And Viability Of Socialist Economics Systems Establishes A New And Enlightening Approach To Understanding Complex Socialist Economies. This Book Presents An Original Analytical Framework To Better Map Out The Relationship Between The Economic, Political, Ideological Structures, And The External Environment, As Well As The Reform Process That Gives Rise To Certain Economic Systems. Introduction -- Consistency And Viability Of Economic Systems -- Consistency And Viability Of Socialism -- The Soviet Union : From Superpower Status To Collapse -- Consistency And Viability Of The Liberman-kosygin Reform : The Limited Market Relations Socialist Model -- Consistency And Viability Of The Gorbachev Reforms -- Yugoslavia : From Workers' Self-managed Market Socialism To The Breakup. John Marangos. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 1 Introduction 2 Consistency and Viability of Economic Systems 3 Consistency and Viability of Socialism 4 The Soviet Union: From Superpower Status to Collapse 5 Consistency and Viability of the Liberman–Kosygin Reforms: The Limited Market Relations Socialist Model 6 Consistency and Viability of the Gorbachev Reforms 7 Yugoslavia: From Workers’ Self-Managed Market Socialism to the Breakup