{"product_id":"the-hungarian-economic-reforms-1953-1988-paperback-9780521108010","title":"The Hungarian Economic Reforms 1953–1988 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521108010","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Hungarian Economic Reforms 1953–1988\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProfessor Berend presents a comprehensive inside account of Hungary's economic reforms since the 1950s.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIvan T. Berend (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521108010, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 February 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eProfessor Berend presents a comprehensive inside account of Hungary's economic reforms since the 1950s. Working from Communist Party archives, which have hitherto partially remained closed to scholars, Berend situates the history of these economic reforms within their political context, looking in particular at the role of the Soviet Union. He examines the theoretical background to reform, the obstacles that arose during implementation and the gradual realisation that minor reforms of the old system could no longer work. The Hungarian Economic Reforms 1953–1988 comes at a time when many centrally planned economies are examining their performance and structure and seeking suitable forms of change. The Hungarian reforms have attracted those countries wishing to rid themselves of their Stalinist command economies. Thus the book indirectly sheds light upon Chinese economic reforms and on Gorbachev's Soviet perestroika. It will be of interest to specialists and students of East European studies, with special reference to the EMEA, planned economies and economic reform.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The First Phase of the Reform Process: the intellectual antecedents and the first corrective steps, 1953–1964: 1. The first moves to correct the economic mechanism\u003cbr\u003e 2. The critique of the command economy: towards a new concept of the economic system\u003cbr\u003e 3. The turn: reforms goals of the government and the practice of correction\u003cbr\u003e 4. Economic reform and the workers' councils\u003cbr\u003e 5. The principle of the substantial reform\u003cbr\u003e 6. A counterproposal for partial corrective measures\u003cbr\u003e 7. Immediate corrections to the operation of the economy\u003cbr\u003e 8. Intervention against the comprehensive reform plans as 'economic revisionism'\u003cbr\u003e 9. Minor corrections - the transformation of company structures\u003cbr\u003e 11. The new model for agricultural cooperatives\u003cbr\u003e 12. First criticisms of the ineffectiveness of the corrective policy\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The 1966 decision on comprehensive reform: the second phase: 13. Disequilibrium, tensions and shortcomings in the workings of the economy\u003cbr\u003e 14. Plans and preparation for reform in other socialist countries\u003cbr\u003e 15. The political background to the reform\u003cbr\u003e 16. The reform decision\u003cbr\u003e 17. Debates on the reform and compromises before its introduction\u003cbr\u003e 18. The main features of the new reform system\u003cbr\u003e 19. The plan and preparations for continuing the reform after 1968\u003cbr\u003e 20. The reform comes to a halt and reversal\u003cbr\u003e 21. The oil crisis and its consequences\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Third Phase of the Reform Process, from 1979 onwards: 22. Changing political conditions\u003cbr\u003e 23. Returning to reform\u003cbr\u003e 24. A new chapter in the debates on reform: the reform decisions of 1984 and 1987\u003cbr\u003e 25. The price reform of 1979–1980\u003cbr\u003e 26. Partial reform  of the system of institutions\u003cbr\u003e 27. Internal contradictions and delays in the process of reform\u003cbr\u003e 28. A new role for small business\u003cbr\u003e 29. From reform towards a change of system\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Macroeconomics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Macroeconomics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Macroeconomics%20%5BKCB%5D%22\"\u003eKCB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004208009496,"sku":"9780521108010","price":35.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521108010i.jpg?v=1694976174","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-hungarian-economic-reforms-1953-1988-paperback-9780521108010","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}