Book contents
- The Closed World of East German Economists
- Historical Perspectives on Modern Economics
- The Closed World of East German Economists
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Growing into a Socialist Germany
- 1 Socialist Awakening
- 2 Socialist Role Models
- Part II Coming of Age during the Thaw
- Part III Reforming Reforms towards Bailout
- Part IV Letting Go
- Conclusion
- Appendix Overview of Important Institutions Mentioned in Text
- References
- Index
- Series page
2 - Socialist Role Models
from Part I - Growing into a Socialist Germany
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 April 2023
Book contents
- The Closed World of East German Economists
- Historical Perspectives on Modern Economics
- The Closed World of East German Economists
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Growing into a Socialist Germany
- 1 Socialist Awakening
- 2 Socialist Role Models
- Part II Coming of Age during the Thaw
- Part III Reforming Reforms towards Bailout
- Part IV Letting Go
- Conclusion
- Appendix Overview of Important Institutions Mentioned in Text
- References
- Index
- Series page
Summary
This chapter discusses the important influence of the Old Communists on the hope generation of economists. Old Communists taught them on the basis of very different, more violent memories of World War II and tended to consider Stalinism necessary to force socialism into being. Regarding economic knowledge, this chapter describes the historical situation that nourished their beliefs in the basic tenets of Marxism-Leninism: anti-fascism, anti-capitalism, class conflict, the single party system, and historical determinism.
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- The Closed World of East German EconomistsHopes and Defeats of a Generation, pp. 50 - 78Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023