<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></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.

Post-War Czechoslovakia: A Theoretical Critique

Department of Economic History; Faculty of Economic; University of Economics, Prague; Winston Churchill Sq. 4, 130 67 Prague,

Department of Economic History; Faculty of Economic; University of Economics, Prague

Journal of Heterodox Economics

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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...

Post-War Czechoslovakia: A Theoretical Critique

Publié en ligne: 17 oct. 2016

Pages: 93 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jheec-2015-0014

Mots clés
democracy, economic planning, Czechoslovakia, post-war order

© 2015 Tomáš Nikodym et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Post-War Czechoslovakia: A Theoretical Critique

Publié en ligne: 17 oct. 2016

Pages: 93 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jheec-2015-0014

Mots clésdemocracy, economic planning, Czechoslovakia, post-war order

© 2015 Tomáš Nikodym et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
democracy, economic planning, Czechoslovakia, post-war order