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The return of comparative economic systems: An extension of János Kornai's contribution 比较经济制度的回归:János科尔奈贡献的延伸

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Acta Oeconomica Pub Date : 2023-11-03 DOI: 10.1556/032.2023.00029

Bruno Dallago, Sara Casagrande

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Kornai's “main line of causality”: The case of socialist Albania and SFR Yugoslavia, with a special focus on their banking sectors' ownership structure 科尔奈的“因果关系主线”:以社会主义阿尔巴尼亚和南斯拉夫联邦共和国为例，特别关注其银行业的所有权结构

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Acta Oeconomica Pub Date : 2023-11-03 DOI: 10.1556/032.2023.00041

Eszter Kazinczy

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The place of dichotomous structures in the thought system of János Kornai 二分结构在János科尔奈思想体系中的地位

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Acta Oeconomica Pub Date : 2023-11-03 DOI: 10.1556/032.2023.00033

Péter Mihályi

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Potential appendix to János Kornai's “revisited system paradigm” János Kornai“重新审视的系统范式”的潜在附录

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Acta Oeconomica Pub Date : 2023-11-03 DOI: 10.1556/032.2023.00035

Csaba Fazekas

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From “actually existing socialism” to actually existing post-socialism: János Kornai and the importance of language reform in political economy 从“现实存在的社会主义”到现实存在的后社会主义:János科尔奈与语言改革在政治经济学中的重要性

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Acta Oeconomica Pub Date : 2023-11-03 DOI: 10.1556/032.2023.00030

Bálint Madlovics, Bálint Magyar

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János Kornai on planning and disequilibrium: Theoretical dilemmas and solutions János科尔奈论计划与非均衡:理论困境与解决之道

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Acta Oeconomica Pub Date : 2023-11-03 DOI: 10.1556/032.2023.00032

Wladimir Andreff

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Why rational choice? Reconciling Kornai with rational choice theory 为什么是理性选择?调和科尔奈与理性选择理论

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Acta Oeconomica Pub Date : 2023-11-03 DOI: 10.1556/032.2023.00034

Adam J. Kaiser, Peter T. Leeson

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Modern pillories: Overdue debts of the poor 现代耻辱:穷人的逾期债务

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Acta Oeconomica Pub Date : 2023-11-03 DOI: 10.1556/032.2023.00038

Edina Berlinger, Zsolt Bihary, Katalin Dobránszky-Bartus, György Molnár

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Contemporary social and political mega-crisis and the goals of economics 当代社会和政治大危机与经济学的目标