Value, Price, and Economic Reform in the Polish People's Republic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4217068 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian Porter‐szüc (0000-0002-8666-4507, corresponding author), Brian Porter-Szücs (University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-41 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Slavic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-6779 • E-ISSN: 2325-7784 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/slr.2024.317 |
| OpenAlex | W4402650920 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Marxists have long argued about the viability of "market socialism." That model was dominant among professional economists in the Polish People's Republic after the fall of Stalinism in 1956, even though they were never able to fully implement its principles. This article explores the debates over this concept in communist Poland, identifying the central issue as an attempt to combine socialist goals with neoclassical methodological principles and theoretical assumptions, particularly regarding price formation. Advocates of central planning always claimed that this mixture was unsustainable, destined to slide towards a restoration of capitalism. They were probably right
Economic history · Economics · Political science · Statistics · Value (mathematics · History · Mathematics · Polish Historical and Cultural Studies · Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |