Post-War Czechoslovakia: A Theoretical Critique

Nikodym Tomáš (), Nikodym Lukáš and Pušová Tereza
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Nikodym Tomáš: Department of Economic History; Faculty of Economic; University of Economics, Prague; Winston Churchill Sq. 4, 130 67 Prague, Czech Republic
Nikodym Lukáš: Department of Economic History; Faculty of Economic; University of Economics, Prague
Pušová Tereza: Department of Economic History; Faculty of Economic; University of Economics, Prague

Journal of Heterodox Economics, 2015, vol. 2, issue 2, 93-112

Abstract: The paper focuses on the proposals of post-war order in Czechoslovakia and its theoretical analysis. While there exists a wide range of studies, both Czech and foreign, dedicated to the history of Czechoslovakia in the post-war period, a majority of the studies deals with political development. Then the interpretations of the failure of President Beneš’ “distinct model of socialism” are purely political – weakness of President Beneš and democratic elites, the aggressive politics of Communist party, influence of Soviet diplomacy, etc. On the other hand, economic studies are only descriptive without theoretical analysis of proposed post-war order. Our paper offers different interpretation of the fall of Czechoslovak democratic regime (1945–1948). Using the framework of Austrian school, we are trying to show the institutional incompatibility of proposed post-war order. Special emphasis is put on the relation of freedom, democracy and socialist economic planning.

Keywords: democracy; economic planning; Czechoslovakia; post-war order (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B13 N44 P21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1515/jheec-2015-0014

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