1st Edition

The Economics of Feasible Socialism

By Alec Nove Copyright 1983
260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

This is a path-breaking book. Characteristically readable, controversial and full of insights, Nove identifies a workable socialist programme, achievable in the lifetime of a child born today, that avoids far-fetched or utopian assumptions. This text has been immensely influential in the West, and is available in translation in China, Hungary and the Soviet Union. Alec Nove begins by... Read more
Introduction: Socialism – Why?; Part 1 The Legacy of MarxPart 2 Socialism and the Soviet Experience; Part 3 Reform Models: Hungary, Yugoslavia, Poland, China; Part 4 TransitionPart 5 Feasible Socialism?;

Biography

Alec Nove Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Glasgow

"...a fascinating and stimulating mixture of theoretical and empirical material on the Soviet-type economy."--International Affairs