Natura non facit saltus
Natura non facit saltus

Summary/Abstract: The new concept of social and economic development of Yugoslavia proposed by Ante Marković has three components: ideological, political, and market-economic. In the ideological sphere, the most important concept is that of »new socialism«, which can be described — as presented by Marković himself — as social democratic socialism. However, judging by his actual moves. Marković must be seen as a reformer or real existing socialism, since all the centers of statal and para-statal power still remain outside the control of the people The political sphere is concerned with the joint existence of the nations and ethnic groups in what is now Yugoslavia. Marković's approach in this area is to seek solutions in a new centralization. The third component belongs to the economic sphere, and it has two levels — one which concerns the problem of ownership and the other which concerns the market. Although he has introduced different forms of ownership, Marković has left the problem of social ownership unresolved. The expression »integral market« as used by Marković does not correspond to the modem understanding of that term. Concluding that the Prime Minister's reform concept has both good and bad points, the present author rejects his insistence on quick changes.

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