Download or read book The Prediction of Communist Economic Performance written by P. J. D. Wiles and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1971 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study represents attempts dating from 1967, by nine experts on Communist economics, to forecast the performance of individual Communist countries. These predictions provide a great deal of comparable information and make experimental use of elementary econometrical techniques, which have rarely been applied to these countries before. The book also contains, as a unique feature, criticism and self-criticism of the predictions of 1967 (here reproduced unchanged) in the light of subsequent events. A most valuable by-product is the analytical comparison of planning procedures and of agricultural ownership, country by country, so that the differing progress of the reforms can be easily grasped.
Download or read book The Prediction of Communist Economic Performance written by P. J. F. Wiles and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Prediction Communism Economic Performance written by P. J. D. Wiles and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Communism A Very Short Introduction written by Leslie Holmes and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-27 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collapse of communism was one of the most defining moments of the twentieth century. This Very Short Introduction examines the history behind the political, economic, and social structures of communism as an ideology.
Download or read book Communism s Shadow written by Grigore Pop-Eleches and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has long been assumed that the historical legacy of Soviet Communism would have an important effect on post-communist states. However, prior research has focused primarily on the institutional legacy of communism. Communism's Shadow instead turns the focus to the individuals who inhabit post-communist countries, presenting a rigorous assessment of the legacy of communism on political attitudes. Post-communist citizens hold political, economic, and social opinions that consistently differ from individuals in other countries. Grigore Pop-Eleches and Joshua Tucker introduce two distinct frameworks to explain these differences, the first of which focuses on the effects of living in a post-communist country, and the second on living through communism. Drawing on large-scale research encompassing post-communist states and other countries around the globe, the authors demonstrate that living through communism has a clear, consistent influence on why citizens in post-communist countries are, on average, less supportive of democracy and markets and more supportive of state-provided social welfare. The longer citizens have lived through communism, especially as adults, the greater their support for beliefs associated with communist ideology—the one exception being opinions regarding gender equality. A thorough and nuanced examination of communist legacies' lasting influence on public opinion, Communism's Shadow highlights the ways in which political beliefs can outlast institutional regimes.
Download or read book Socratic Puzzles written by Robert Nozick and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the foremost philosophers of our time, Robert Nozick continues the Socratic tradition of investigation. This volume, which illustrates the originality, force, and scope of his work, also displays Nozick's trademark blending of extraordinary analytical rigor with intellectual playfulness. As such, Socratic Puzzles testifies to the great pleasure that both doing and reading philosophy can be. Comprising essays and philosophical fictions, classics and new work, the book ranges from Socrates to W. V. Quine, from the implications of an Israeli kibbutz to the flawed arguments of Ayn Rand. Nozick considers the figure of Socrates himself as well as the Socratic method (why is it a "method" of getting at the truth?). Many of these essays bring classic methods to bear on new questions about choice. How should you choose in a disconcerting situation ("Newcomb's Problem") when your decisions are completely predictable? Why do threats and not offers typically coerce our choices? How do we make moral judgments when we realize that our moral principles have exceptions? Other essays present new approaches to familiar intellectual puzzles, from the stress on simplicity in scientific hypotheses to the tendency of intellectuals to oppose capitalism. As up to date as the latest reflections on animal rights; as perennial as the essentials of aesthetic merit (doggerel by Isaac Newton goes to prove that changing our view of the world won't suffice); as whimsical as a look at how some philosophical problems might appear from God's point of view: these essays attest to the timeliness and timelessness of Nozick's thinking. With a personal introduction, in which Nozick discusses the origins, tools, and themes of his work, Socratic Puzzles demonstrates how philosophy can constitute a way of life.
Download or read book Income Inequality and Poverty During the Transition from Planned to Market Economy written by Branko Milanovi? and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Bank Technical Paper No. 394. Joint Forest Management (JFM) has emerged as an important intervention in the management of Indias forest resources. This report sets out an analytical method for examining the costs and benefits of JFM arrangements. Two pilot case studies in which the method was used demonstrate interesting outcomes regarding incentives for various groups to participate. The main objective of this study is to develop a better understanding of the incentives for communities to participate in JFM.
Download or read book India s Economic Relations with the USSR and Eastern Europe 1953 to 1969 written by Asha L. Datar and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author traces the history of economic relations between India and the Soviet Union after they signed a treaty of mutual military protection in 1971 and draws conclusions on the advantages and disadvantages of the close ties of a developing country with the centrally planned economies.
Download or read book Knowledge Its Creation Distribution and Economic Significance Volume III written by Fritz Machlup and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume III examines in clear and elegant prose the roles of knowledge and information in economics. Part One analyzes the effects of new or uncertain information on market performance; examines the formation and revision of expectations; and provides a classification of literature and an extensive bibliography. Part Two discusses private and social valuations of education and training, the controversy over nature vs. nurture," the issue of "credentialism," and the depreciation of human capital. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Download or read book Foreign Trade Criteria in Socialist Economies written by Andrea Boltho and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1971-01-02 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soviet Economists of the Twenties written by Naum Jasny and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1972 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stalin's abrupt resolution of the crucial Soviet economic debate of the twenties forced upon many the alternative of imprisonment or flight.
Download or read book Economic Analysis of the Soviet Type System written by Judith Thornton and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1976-08-05 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economics textbook presenting a formal description and economic analysis of the centrally planned economy of the type of the USSR economic system - provides a representative survey of the main applications and techniques of national planning pertinent to the centralization type of planning and economic modelling, etc. Flow charts, graphs, references and statistical tables.
Download or read book Foreign Trade Prices in the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance written by Edward A. Hewett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-17 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the major proposals to reform the price system in the CMEA economy and what role the price system plays. It shows how debates on that matter have naturally led into debates on reforming all intra-CMEA economic institutions.
Download or read book Comparative Socialist Systems written by Carmelo Mesa-Lago and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The editors have merged work from two disciplines, economics and political science; in a summary conclusion, a sociologist suggests possible extensions in the comparison of socialist systems for the future. . . . contributes generously to the field."—Slavic Review
Download or read book East European Economies Post Helsinki written by United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 1456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book United States Soviet Grain Agreement S 2492 and Other Matters written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on International Finance and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Czechoslovak Economy 1948 1988 written by Martin Myant and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-09-29 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr Myant presents a detailed account of the development and performance of the Czech economy over a period of forty years, and reveals the problems and tensions created by the chosen system of centralised planning. Dr Myant's conclusion is that any economic reform will have little substance unless accompanied by appropriate political change.
