Socialist Models of Development

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Front Cover; Socialist Models of Development; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Socialism and Development: Editors' Introduction; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. SOCIALIST PERFORMANCE1; 3. STRUCTURAL QUESTIONS INSOCIALISM; NOTES; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. The Burmese Way to 'Socialism; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DEFINING SOCIALISM; 3. BURMESE STRATEGY OFDEVELOPMENT; 4. BURMA AS A 'SOCIALIST' STATE; NOTES; Chapter 3. Iraqi and Syrian Socialism: An Economic Appraisal; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE BA'ATH ECONOMIC IDEOLOGY; 3. SYRIA AND IRAQ: SOCIALIST RECORD; 4. 'ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE' 5. CONCLUDING REMARKSNOTES; Chapter 4. Tanzanian and African Socialism; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. TANZANIAN ECONOMY; 3. HISTORY PRIOR TO INDEPENDENCE; 4. POST-INDEPENDENCE POLICIES; 5. PEASANT MODE OF PRODUCTION; 6. ALTERNATIVE ANALYSES; 7. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; Chapter 5. Prospects and Problems of the Transition from Agrarianism to Socialism: The Case of Angola, Guinea- Bissau and Mozambique; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THEORY AND PRACTICE OF THE NON-CAPITALIST PATH AND THE EVOLUTION OF AFRICAN SOCIALISM; 3. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF COLONIAL ANGOLA, GUINEA-BISSAU AND MOZAMBIQUE. 4. PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS ON THE TRANSITION TO SOCIALISMREFERENCES; Chapter 6. Socialist Cuba and the Intermediate Regimes of Jamaica and Guyana; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. INTERMEDIATE REGIMES AND DEVELOPMENT ; 3. INDEPENDENCE AND POSTINDEPENDENCE; 4. REGIME MAINTENANCE THROUGHSTRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION; 5. BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND REGIME STABILIZATION; 6. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. The North Korean Model: Gaps and Questions; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE SEIZURE OF POLITICAL POWER; 3. THE POLITICAL SYSTEM; 4. ECONOMIC CLAIMS AND ACHIEVEMENTS; 5. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CLAIMS; 6. THE POSITION OF WOMEN. 7. CONCLUSIONSNOTES; Chapter 8. Romania and Greece-Socialism vs Capitalism; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PRECONDITIONS; 3. INSTITUTIONS; 4. STRATEGY OF DEVELOPMENT; 5. ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; 6. MEETING BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND IMPROVING LIVING STANDARDS ; 7. HUMAN RIGHTS; 8. CONCLUSION; NOTES; Chapter 9. A Socialist Model of Economic Development: The Polish and Bulgarian Experiences ; 1. ECONOMIC GROWTH, WELFARE AND EFFICIENCY; 2. CONSTRAINTS ON GROWTHACCELERATION; 3. A MODEL OF SOCIALIST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ; 4. THE TRADITIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY; 5. CONCLUDING REMARKS; NOTES. Chapter 10. Establishing Self-governing Socialism in a Less Developed Country 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE CONQUEST OF POLITICAL POWER; 3. POLITICAL STABILITY; 4. ECONOMICS OF TRANSITION; 5. POLITICS OF TRANSITION; NOTES; Chapter 11. Some Properties of the Eastern European Growth Pattern; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. FIVE PROPERTIES OF THE PERIOD; 3. SOME GENERAL REMARKS; 4. 'SLOW-DOWN' FOLLOWING 'RUSH'; NOTES; Chapter 12. On the Role of Management in Socialist Development; 1. PROBLEMS OF SOCIALIST MANAGEMENT; 2. SOME COUNTRY CASE STUDIES; 3. CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES