Economic Theory and Market Socialism

Selected Essays of Oskar Lange

Economists of the Twentieth Century series

Edited by Tadeusz Kowalik, Instytut Nauk Ekonomicznych PAN, Warsaw, Poland

奥斯卡·兰格是为数不多的经济学家能够observe first hand the three major economic systems that have been the hallmark of the 20th century. He learned about the economic backwardness of peripheral capitalism in pre-war Poland. Later he spent more than twelve years in the bastion of modern capitalism, the United States. After returning to Poland in 1948 he linked his fate to the creation and then reform of the Communist system.

‘Lange’s essays varied, occasionally self-contradictory but highly stimulating. They can be recommended for dipping in and out, as well as for sustained reading.’
– Martin Cave, The Manchester School