Collected Works of Michal Kalecki: Volume III: Socialism: Functioning and Long-Run Planning

ISBN-13: 9780198286653 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 474 str.

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Opis

This is the third of seven volumes that when complete will comprise the definitive scholarly edition of Kalecki's works. This tome contains his studies on the functioning of the socialist economy and on long-range planning, with special reference to Poland. The nature and breadth of the material on which Kalecki worked during the post-war period are reflected in the variety of work found in this volume.

Recenzje

'There are major insights into the politics of socialism here. As with the best economic analyses, these papers defy narrow categorisation, and few economists will obtain no profit from reading them.' Jan Toporowski, The Economic Journal, May 1994

Spis treści

Part 1: Problems of Post-War Reconstruction: Remarks on rationing and the price system; Observations on savings and money circulation in Poland; Financial plans for the second half of 1946 and the first half of 1947. Part 2: System of Functioning of the National Economy: Liberalization in the management of small industry; Material incentives in a Socialist economy; Workers' Councils and central planning; Do not over-estimate the role of the model; The vertically integrated firm as an element in the new economic model; Material incentives in the new economic model; Outline of a new system of incentives and directives; Some comments on the organization of an English concern; Part 3: Prices: Observations on the pricing of basic raw materials; Debate on the prices of basic raw materials; On the prices of basic raw materials; Central price determination as an essential feature of a socialist economy; Problems of a uniform price system within the CMEA countries; Remarks on factory prices, production indicators, and quality control