Béla Tomka: Austerities and Aspirations. A Comparative History of Growth, Consumption, and Quality of Life in East Central Europe since 1945
Béla Tomka: Austerities and Aspirations. A Comparative History of Growth, Consumption, and Quality of Life in East Central Europe since 1945
Author(s): Victoria HarmsSubject(s): Comparative history, Economic history, Economic development, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), History of Communism, Post-Communist Transformation, Book-Review, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Verlag Herder-Institut
Keywords: Béla Tomka; Quality of Life in East Central Europe; economic performance and living standard; Czechoslovakia; Hungary; Poland;
Summary/Abstract: Review of: Béla Tomka: Austerities and Aspirations. A Comparative History of Growth, Consumption, and Quality of Life in East Central Europe since 1945. Central European University Press. Budapest 2020. 456 S., graph. Darst. ISBN 978-963-386-351-0. ($ 105,–.)
Journal: Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung
- Issue Year: 71/2022
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 687-689
- Page Count: 3
- Language: German