János Kornai, the Austrians, and the political and economic analysis of socialism
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János kornai; Political economy; Socialism;All these keywords.
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- B53 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Austrian
- D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
- P51 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems
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