The interplay of politics and economics in transitional societies

Colin Sparks*

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Abstract

Political economy is a tradition of social analysis that dates at least from the eighteenth century and, in the works of Smith and others was concerned to understand the dynamics of what was then the new economic order of nascent industrial capitalism. Up until the middle of the nineteenth century, it was more or less synonymous with what is today called ‘economics’. Always a field of contention, in the hands of Marx and Engels it became, famously and perhaps indelibly, linked with the critique of capitalism and working class efforts to establish a socialist society.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCentral and Eastern European Media in Comparative Perspective
Subtitle of host publicationPolitics, Economy and Culture
EditorsJohn Downey, Sabina Mihelj
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter2
Pages41-62
Number of pages22
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9781315571126
ISBN (Print)9781409435426, 9781138256934
Publication statusPublished - 28 Jan 2012

Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Social Sciences
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
  • General Business,Management and Accounting

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