Capitalism, socialism and property rights: why market socialism cannot substitute the market

The comparative analysis of socialist and capitalist economic systems has given rise to a voluminous literature in the history of economic thought, yet detailed analysis of the 'market socialism' model, which seeks to imitate the functional efficiency of capitalism by simulating a competit...

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Main Author: Machaj, Mateusz (Author)
Other Authors: Potocki, Kacper (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne Agenda Publishing 2023
Series:Austrian economics
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:The comparative analysis of socialist and capitalist economic systems has given rise to a voluminous literature in the history of economic thought, yet detailed analysis of the 'market socialism' model, which seeks to imitate the functional efficiency of capitalism by simulating a competitive economy, has been relatively neglected. In this work, Mateusz Machaj seeks to redress this imbalance by providing an in-depth examination of one of the defining issues that separates capitalism from socialism - the system of ownership, or property rights - which, when explored, highlight fundamental problems in the market socialism model
Item Description:Translated from the Polish. - Previously issued in print: 2018. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 226 Seiten)
ISBN:9781788210362
DOI:10.1017/9781788210362