Hungary: Towards a Socialist Market Economy?
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The recent decades of Marxist social science, particularly political economy, have been characterized by an intense theoretical defensive. The shortcomings of Eastern European socialism and its ideological reflections have been revealed gradually. However, the "ruthless criticism of all that exists" has not been accompanied by an alternative socialist theory. The image of the society to be achieved is missing or mystically superficial. For the most part, we only know what we do not want. In this context every attempt at building a coherent vision of socialism must have particular importance for Marxist scholars. -
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