Why did the Socialist System Collapse in Central and Eastern European Countries?: The Case of Poland, the former Czechoslovakia and Hungary [Paperback]

In the book the author discusses the reasons for the collapse of the socialist system in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. He analyses the roles of economic and political factors and of the USSR. He concludes that the lack of legitimacy of the communist regime, the disintegration of the Communist Party and its ideology were at least as important reasons as increasing lag behind the West in technology and the declining standard of living.List of Tables - List of Abbreviations - Preface - Acknowledgements - PART 1: INTRODUCTION -Thoughts on the Causes of the Collapse of the Socialist System - PART 2: TRADITIONAL SYSTEM AND THE COLLAPSE - Traditional Economic Mechanism - Economic Policy -Labour-Management Relations and Incentives - Foreign Economic Relations - Political and Ideological Factors - PART 3: ECONOMIC REFORMS AND THE COLLAPSE - Economic Reforms -Development of the Economies - Ownership Relations - The Soviet Factor - CONCLUSIONS -Bibliography - IndexNLGPSR ComplianceThe European Union's (EU) General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) is a set of rules that requires consumer products to be safe and our obligations to ensure this.If you have any concerns about our products you can contact us on ProductSafety@springernature.com.In case Publisher is established outside the EU, the EU authorized representative is:Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbHEuropaplatz 369115 Heidelberg, GermanyProductSafety@springernature.com