Economic Development in the Balkans Since 1945 Compared to Southern and East-Central Europe
Economic Development in the Balkans Since 1945 Compared to Southern and East-Central Europe
Author(s): Marvin R. JacksonSubject(s): Economic history, Political history, Labor relations, Economic policy, Government/Political systems, Economic development, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Balkans; economic development since 1945; communist rule; workers' self-management; rapid growth; industrialization; communist economy; Yugoslavia;
Summary/Abstract: The economic effects of communist rule in Eastern Europe have been studied mostly in terms of the impact of institutions on static economic efficiency, especially the interactions between annual planning and managing, and more recently, on the labor managed firm. These are interesting issues, but not those that are most important about the economic experiences of Albania, Bulgaria, Romania or even Yugoslavia since 1945. The short history of these less developed European economies under communist rule is dominated by rapid output growth and structural change. More recently crises in Yugoslavia and Romania since 1980 or 1981 and the sense of pending crisis in Bulgaria and Albania have caught our attention. After evident success in generating rapid development, all four are having trouble achieving economic maturity. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 01/1987
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 393-455
- Page Count: 63
- Language: English
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