Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1. Introduction: Institutions, Human Nature and Behaviour 1
4. Part I: Socialism versus Capitalism
5. 2. Problems with the Definition of Socialism in Today's World 19
6. 3. On the 'Socialist Market Economy' 28
7. 4. The 'Socialist Calculation Debate' and Reform Discussions in Socialist Countries 35
8. 5. On the Reformability of the Soviet-Type Economic Systems 51
9. 6. The Soviet-Type Economic System, Reformed Systems and Innovativeness 59
10. 7. Towards an Analysis of Ownership 84
11. 8. Political and Economic Regimes: Problems of Compatibility and Performance 124
12. Part II: From Socialism to Capitalism
13. 9. Understanding Post-Communist Transitions 145
14. 10. Economic Transition in Central and Eastern Europe: Comparisons and Lessons 166
15. 11. Various Roads to a Private Market Economy 186
16. 12. Macropolicies in Transition to a Market Economy: A Three-Year Perspective (with Alan Gelb) 202
17. 13. Common Fallacies in the Debate on the Economic Transition in Central and Eastern Europe 232
18. Part III: Polish Economic Reform: 1989-93
19. 14. Polish Economic Reform, 1981-88: An Overview 273
20. 15. The Political Economy of Economic Reform: Poland, 1989-92 290
21. 16. Transition to the Market Economy: The Polish Case, 1989-93 313
22. 17. Conclusion: Personal Reflections on Poland 340
23. Index 371