The Anatomy of the Directive Capacity of the Socialist State
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6245664 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bartlomiej Kaminski (0000-0001-6242-7702, University of Maryland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 66-92 |
| Publication date | 1989-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4140 • E-ISSN: 1552-3829 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0010414089022001003 |
| OpenAlex | W2032682525 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 25 |
This article discusses the problem of the directive capacity of the socialist state, defined as the ability to identify opportunities available within both the domestic and international political economy and to develop and implement policies. The focus is not on how the directive capacity of the socialist state is actually used by the elites but on the identification of basic mechanisms shaping it. The following questions are addressed: What is the relationship between politics and economics in state socialism, and how does it determine directive capacity? What are the underlying structures that shape the socialist state/economy interaction? What mechanisms have developed within the framework of state socialism that compensate for lack of pressures toward higher efficiency? What are the system's limitations and what strategies are available to increase the directive capacity
Capitalism · Directive · Economic policy · Economic system · Economics · European union · Identification (biology · Law and economics · Member state · Member states · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Socialism · State (computer science · State socialism · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · European history and politics · Law · Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition
Considerations on Western Marxism
Marxism and class theory
Economics of shortage
The Rise and Decline of Nations
Contradictions of the Welfare State
The Economic Prerequisite to Democracy
Contradictions and Dilemmas
The State and Political Theory
From the achieved level
Does the Soviet Union have a planned economy? A comment
Does the Soviet Union have a planned economy? A comment on ‘from the achieved level’
Contradictions and Dilemmas
Crisis in the East European economy
Soviet-East European Dilemmas
Socialism, Economics and Development
Economic Performance and Communist Legitimacy
Economic adjustment and political forces
The second image reversed
Introduction
The Political Economy of the Brezhnev Era
Legitimacy and Mass Compliance
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 1993 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |