Comparative Socialist Systems: Essays on Politics and Economics (Pitt Latin American Studies)

"Its purpose is 'to advance the methodology to compare socialist systems,' . . . a multidisciplinary effort. . . . Socialism is not viewed as an end, as a movement that (in some places) represents an attempt to revolutionize the totality of social and economic existence; rather, it is seen as an alternative means to an end-industrialization. Socialist economies are believed to be necessarily inefficient and repressive, and most of the observers represented in this volume feel that these economies must ultimately give way to more market-oriented, capitalist-propelled devices to reach the goal of industrialization." -Journal of Economic IssuesMesa-Lago, Carmelo is the author of 'Comparative Socialist Systems: Essays on Politics and Economics (Pitt Latin American Studies)', published 1974 under ISBN 9780822982517 and ISBN 082298251X.