The Aftermath of ‘Real Existing Socialism’ in Eastern Europe: Volume 1: Between Western Europe and East Asia (International Political Economy Series)

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 Front Matter....Pages i-xxix After the Meltdown of Soviet-Type Socialism: Presenting the Issues....Pages 1-16 Front Matter....Pages 17-17 Introduction to Part I....Pages 19-21 The Role of the Public Sector: A Critique of Libertarianism....Pages 22-38 The Thirdworldization of Russia and Eastern Europe....Pages 39-61 Eastern Europe in a Developmental Perspective....Pages 62-82 Front Matter....Pages 83-83 Introduction to Part II....Pages 85-90 The Emerging Russian Elite: Old and New....Pages 91-121 The State and Civil Society: Priorities During the First Stage of Transition....Pages 122-135 The Trade-Off: Problems of Accumulation and Legitimation of Emerging Capitalism....Pages 136-158 Front Matter....Pages 159-159 Introduction to Part III....Pages 161-164 Reforms in Eastern Europe: Lessons from the East Asian Capitalist Model....Pages 165-180 Learning From South Korea: The Transformation of the Polish Economy....Pages 181-195 Models of Dirigisme in East Asia: Perspectives for Eastern Europe....Pages 196-216 Front Matter....Pages 217-217 Introduction to Part IV....Pages 219-223 The Role of the State in Transitional Economies: The Asian Approach and its Implications for Eastern Europe....Pages 224-246 Agrarian Structures, Property Rights and Transition to a Market Economy in China and the Former Soviet Union....Pages 247-268 Economic Diversification and Growth in Rural China: An Anatomy of a ‘Socialist’ Success Story....Pages 269-291 East Europe: Between Western Europe and East Asia. Squaring the Circle?....Pages 293-300 Back Matter....Pages 301-330 This analysis of economic reform in Eastern Europe actually focuses on the Chinese experience. It argues that an understanding of Asian capitalism serves to expand comprehension of the range of political as well as economic possibilities in Eastern Europe. v. 1. Between Western Europe and East Asia v. 2. People and technology in the process of transition / edited by Anne Lorentzen and Marianne Rostgaard.