Roadblocks to the Socialist Modernization Path and Transition
Evidence from East Germany and Poland
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Beschreibung
This open access book examines how different economic systems impacted the development of East Germany and Poland. Through comparing these countries while they were centrally planned socialist economies with the periods when they transitioned to capitalism, the inability of socialist economies to modernize effectively and produce sustained economic growth is highlighted. Particular attention is given the role of technological progress in economic growth, peculiar institutions, the creation and transfer of knowledge, and post-socialist transformations.
The book presents a detailed analysis of the barriers to modernization and growth implied by Soviet-type state socialism and the differences and similarities between the transition of East Germany and Poland to capitalist market economies. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in comparative systems and the political economy.
Jutta Günther is Professor of Economics at the University of Bremen.
Dagmara Jajeśniak-Quast is Professor of Economics at the European University Viadrina.
Udo Ludwig is a Researcher at the Halle Institute for Economic Research and an Emeritus Honorary Professor at Leipzig University.
Hans-Jürgen Wagener is an Emeritus Professor at the European University Viadrina.
This open access book examines how different economic systems impacted the development of East Germany and Poland. Through comparing these countries while they were centrally planned socialist economies with the periods when they transitioned to capitalism, the inability of socialist economies to modernize effectively and produce sustained economic growth is highlighted. Particular attention is given the role of technological progress in economic growth, peculiar institutions, the creation and transfer of knowledge, and post-socialist transformations.
The book presents a detailed analysis of the barriers to modernization and growth implied by Soviet-type state socialism and the differences and similarities between the transition of East Germany and Poland to capitalist market economies. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in comparative systems and the political economy.
Explores institutional change and how it is impacted by economic transition Examines how the role of entrepreneurship changed during the transition from socialist to capitalist economies Highlights the relationship between technical progress, productivity, and economic growth This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
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Jutta Günther
Themen in »Roadblocks to the Socialist Modernization Path and Transition«
Post-socialist transformations Socialist elites Transfer of knowledge Entrepreneurial talent Radical institutional change Economic modernization Structural change and innovation Technological progress Macroeconomic transformation Open Access