Praising the Hybrids: Notes on Economic Thought Ten Years After
Praising the Hybrids: Notes on Economic Thought Ten Years After
Author(s): János Mátyás KovácsSubject(s): Civil Society, Political history, Government/Political systems, Political economy, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Period(s) of Nation Building, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Central and Eastern Europe; 1989 Revolution; transition to democracy; postcommunist transformation; nation-building; system change; economy; market economy;
Summary/Abstract: Ten years after . . . After what? The Czechs and Slovaks say Listopad (November), the Germans Wende (turnaround), the Hungarians rendszervdltds (systems change), the Poles Okrogly Stol (round table), . . . or they simply mention the date with a bit of resignation: 1989. Or they put up with dry generalizations such as "the changes" and "the events." As usual, the Russians do not even have adequate understatements. "After the putsch" is perhaps the least value-laden expression they can use. Or they-like all of us-reach for the evergreen and dilatable terms of "reform" and "transformation" in order to avoid saying something like the Great October Revolution or perestroika again. Probably, the citizens of the nation-building new states are in the best linguistic position. After all, they can refer to their newly acquired independence. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 13/1999
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 313-322
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
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