 From underground to legitimacy: the normative dilemmas of post-communist marketizationMaria Łos A chapter in Privatization and Entrepreneurship in Post-Socialist Countries, 1992, pp 111-142 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract With the demise of communist parties in Central Europe and the exhaustion of Soviet communism, a new dilemma poses itself in relation to the sphere of the so-called second economy. Is it a bridge or a hindrance to successful transition to the market and free enterprise model? A useful approach may be to look at the informal normative orders which have governed the communist second economy and enabled it to flourish. It is quite clear that these were antithetical to the principles of rigid obedience to the plan and the state’s ownership of the national economy. Indeed, they were stubborn manifestations of the irrepressibility of the market laws of demand and supply and the endurance of self interest as the principle economic motivation. But are these hidden normative cultures truly compatible with the rules and norms of the market economy, and can they contribute to its lawful constitution? Keywords: Organize Crime; Shadow Economy; Informal Economy; State Enterprise; Underground Economy (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-12393-3_7 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-12393-3_7 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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