Edward Lipiński w poszukiwaniu perspektywicznego modelu gospodarki socjalistycznej
Edward Lipiński in Search for a Prospective Model of Socialist Economy

Summary/Abstract: The intellectual legacy of Edward Lipiński is characterized by his interdisciplinary interests: apart from numerous publications on the history of Polish economic thought, there are many works on economic theory and social and economic policy in Poland. As an attentive and engaged economist, Lipiński criticized faults and perversions of the existing socialist economy and indicated the directions of its improvement. In his works on socioeconomic policy, he often compared socialism and capitalism, being aware of their virtues and shortcomings. As a dedicated socialist, Lipiński was looking for an authentic model of socialism, which could combine socialist ideas with some organizational solutions tested in the capitalist economy, especially regarding the functioning of enterprises. The main features of the proposed model of socialist economy can be found in his works on socioeconomic policy. The article shows the evolution of Edward Lipiński’s views on the so-called real socialism as a system that functioned in Soviet Union, and after II World War also in Poland and other CEE countries. The author shows the main features of the economic model proposed by Lipiński.

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